Are We Aware of the External Factors That Influence Our Food Intake?

Health Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 533-538

  Vartanian, Lenny R ^a   Herman, C Peter ^b   Wansink, Brian ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

Author keywords

external influences; food intake; overeating; social influences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUNGER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TASTE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 54849436227     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.5.533     Document Type: Article

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