A Weight Loss Trial for Emotional Eating

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Weight Loss Intervention for Obesity

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new weight loss treatment which incorporates behavioral weight loss skills and skills for learning how to identify, manage, and cope with emotions helps with weight loss and emotional eating in people who are overweight and eat in response to emotions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Non-smoker, free of diabetes, overweight and interested in losing weight, eat in response to emotions

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diabetes, any major medical or psychiatric condition that would compromise ability to participate, hypertension, current mental health treatment