Table 3 Participant responses: “regarding your eating habits, which of the following situations resonate with you?”

I am always snacking between meals.

26%

26%

28%

27%

0.456

I often experience an uncontrollable craving for a specific type of food (sweets or snacks).

20%

24%

33%

24%

< 0.001

I have a few meals, all with large quantities of food.

21%

18%

25%

21%

0.001

My first meal of the day is lunch.

17%

18%

21%

18%

0.039

I eat to relieve stress or negative feelings.

9%

13%

25%

15%

< 0.001

I eat to celebrate or reward myself.

11%

14%

21%

14%

< 0.001

I have most of my meals after 6 PM.

6%

9%

9%

8%

0.01

I wake up in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep until I eat.

2%

2%

4%

3%

0.035