Weakened biological signals: Highly-developed eating schemas amongst women are associated with maladaptive patterns of comfort food consumption

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 384-392

  LeBel, Jordan L ^a   Lu, Ji ^b   Dubé, Laurette ^b  

^a 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comfort foods; Eating schemas; Emotional and situational eating; Mental representations; Obesity; Restraint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING HABIT; EMOTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 43549096408     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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