Impact of Mindful Eating on the eating behavior of overweight and obese individuals in an academic community

INTERVENTION: D064866 Intervention: A group of 30 overweight or obese people will participate in 8 biweekly virtual group sessions, for a period of 4 months, where the subject of mindfulness‐based diet will be addressed. Participants will be encouraged to share their eating experiences, reflect and discuss the above, and engage in formal and non‐formal mindfulness eating practices (meditation, eating slowly, observing thoughts, being present at mealtime) between sessions. . Control: A group of 30 overweight or obese people will perform 8 biweekly, virtual and individual consultations, for a period of 4 months, in which they will receive a hypocaloric diet (reduction of approximately 500kcal per day of total energy expenditure) and food and nutrition education. At each meeting, monitoring of the food plan will be carried out and a theme of food and nutrition education will be worked on, according to the Food Guide for the Brazilian population, through expository content. CONDITION: D009765 D015430 Overweight PRIMARY OUTCOME: It is expected to find improvement in emotional eating, assessed through the Three‐Factor Eating Questionnaire 21 and verified from a 20% reduction in the score or f‐value equal to 0.39, in the pre‐ and post‐intervention measurements. SECONDARY OUTCOME: It is expected to find a reduction in body weight, assessed by measuring on a digital scale and verified by a 10% reduction comparing pre and post intervention measurements. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Volunteers over 18 years old; with a body mass index greater than or equal to 25 kg/m²; with access to the internet and digital platforms Moodle and Google Meet; with availability to participate in 8 virtual meetings