Gender differences in food craving among overweight and obese patients attending low energy diet therapy: A matched case-control study

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 297-303

  Imperatori, Claudio ^a   Innamorati, Marco ^a,b   Tamburello, Stella ^a,b   Continisio, Massimo ^a,b   Contardi, Anna ^a,b   Tamburello, Antonino ^a,b   Fabbricatore, Mariantonietta ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto Skinner   (Italy)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Food Craving; Gender differences; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CRAVING; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY DIET THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; FOOD; LOW CALORY DIET; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRAVING; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84891927442     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-013-0054-7     Document Type: Article

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