Obesity and risk taking. A male phenomenon

Appetite

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 289-297

  Koritzky, Gilly ^a   Yechiam, Eldad ^b   Bukay, Irit ^c   Milman, Uzi ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decision making; Delay of gratification; Gender; Impulsivity; Individual differences; Obesity; Overeating; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862163172     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.05.020     Document Type: Article

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