*2.1. Participants and Procedures*

Participants were recruited from a larger web-based cross-sectional survey data-set on eating behaviors [28]. All participants were adults and engaged freely in the study for no financial compensation. The web survey link was sent to participants using online social media and platforms and via institutional mailing lists. The first page of the online survey included information regarding the purposes of the study and a note about the fundamental principles of ethical scientific research and the French Code of Ethics of Psychologists. Information about anonymity, confidentiality, and data protection was given. In addition, it was explained that all the provided and collected information would only be used to meet the objectives of the research. Participants were then asked to provide their electronic, informed consent prior to their participation in the study. The survey demanded between 25 and 30 min to complete. For the present study, we included participants with a BMI of at least 18.5 kg/m<sup>2</sup> and with no missing data for our variables of interest, reducing the initial sample size from 1349 participants to 1142 participants.

## *2.2. Ethical Considerations*

This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards described in the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Savoie Mont Blanc (CEREUS\_2016\_4).

## *2.3. Measurements*

Self-reported sociodemographic information was collected (age, gender, and level of education). Participants also provided self-reported height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) as weight (kg)/height (m)2. Standard categories of BMI were constituted according to the World Health Organization: 18.5–24.9 (normal-weight), 25–29.9 (overweight), and 30 or more (obesity).

#### 2.3.1. Anxiety and Depression

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (*HAD*) is a 14-item self-report questionnaire that assesses the level of anxious and depressive symptoms during the past week [37,38]. The HAD includes two subscales: Anxiety (7 items) and Depression (7 items). Participants were asked to rate the extent to which they agreed with each statement on a 4-point scale rating from 0 to 3. In this study, Cronbach's alphas for the *HAD Anxiety* and *Depression* subscales were 0.79 and 0.75, respectively.
