Associations among family-of-origin food-related experiences, expectancies, and disordered eating

Article Abstract:

The study of risk for eating disordered behavior includes research on family-of-origin learning experiences and adult eating/thinning experiences, thus an integration of such research is presented. The review reveals that family-of-origin learning experiences are likely to influence adult eating disordered behavior.

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Affect modulates appetite-related brain activity to images of food

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A study was conducted to examine whether affect ratings predicted regional cerebral responses to high and low-calorie foods. Findings suggest a neurobiologic substrate that might be involved in the commonly reported increase in cravings for calorie-dense foods during heightened negative emotions.

Health aspects, Low-calorie food, Low calorie foods

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Evaluating the effects of eating disorder memories on readers' eating attitudes and behaviors

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A study was undertaken to test whether memoirs affected readers' eating attitudes and behaviors and whether they normalize and/or glamorize eating disorders. It shown that eating disorder memoirs had little effect on undergraduates' eating attitudes and behaviors.

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