Disinhibition: Its effects on appetite and weight regulation

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 409-419

  Bryant, E J ^a,c   King, N A ^b   Blundell, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Disinhibition; Eating behaviour; Weight regulation

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; DISINHIBITION; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INSULA; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SMOKING; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

APPETITE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HUNGER; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); OBESITY;

EID: 49649110625     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00426.x     Document Type: Review

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