Diving with mindfulness lowered emotional eating scores in a small trial
A combined diving and mindfulness program reduced emotional eating scores more than standard care among adults with obesity.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
The combined program reduced questionnaire scores for emotional eating more than standard care alone. The abstract reports that this difference persisted at later follow-ups. These results concern eating-related feelings and behavior in adults with obesity; they do not establish weight loss or show how much diving and mindfulness each contributed.
The trial was unblinded. This abstract-based summary cannot assess whether score changes were meaningful in daily life; later follow-up effect sizes are also missing.
What researchers found
Emotional eating questionnaire: mean change
DEBQ-EE at 2 months: combined program versus standard care; SD 0·81 vs 0·61, p = 0·004.
What was tested
Participants were randomly assigned to receive either standard support alone or the same care with a therapeutic diving and mindfulness program. The main endpoint was change on an emotional eating questionnaire.
Interpreting the other outcomes
The abstract also reports lower weight self-stigma and stress scores. It mentions changes in quality of life scores, but provides insufficient detail to interpret their practical meaning or size.
The original publication
Efficacy of a combined diving and mindfulness program on emotional eating in adults with obesity: Randomised controlled trial with standard care.
Griffiths K, Markarian T, Meurice V et al.
PLoS One · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41894522
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