Eating motives and the controversy over dieting: Eating less than needed versus less than wanted

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 797-806

  Lowe, Michael R ^a   Levine, Allen S ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appetite; Dietary restraint; Hunger; Palatability; Restrained eating

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; BRAIN; EATING; EATING DISORDER; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; HUNGER; LOW CALORY DIET; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APPETITE; BRAIN; DIET, REDUCING; EATING; EATING DISORDERS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; HUNGER; MOTIVATION; OBESITY;

EID: 24344454387     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.90     Document Type: Article

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