Eating - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The contribution of social factors to undereating in older adults with cancer.

30 Aug 2009 Inadequate nutrient intake is common in cancer patients and is associated with poor outcomes. Social factors may contribute to inadequate nutrient intake, although they have not been studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate social ... Read more...

Development and validation of the eating stimulus index in low-income, minority women in early postpartum.

30 Aug 2009 Dietary modification to achieve weight loss during the postpartum period may be critical for prevention of obesity, particularly in low-income, minority women. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to develop and validate a measure to examine ... Read more...

The effects of TV commercials using less thin models on young women's mood, body image and actual food intake.

18 Aug 2009 This study experimentally tested the effects of exposure to television commercials using less thin models on mood, body focused anxiety and food intake, as compared to the effects of commercials using thin models. In a naturalistic setting, 110 ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Eating - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The contribution of social factors to undereating in older adults with cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Development and validation of the eating stimulus index in low-income, minority women in early postpartum. 30 Aug 2009
• The effects of TV commercials using less thin models on young women's mood, body image and actual food intake. 18 Aug 2009
• Moving from tube to oral feeding in medically fragile nonverbal toddlers. 30 Jul 2009
• Development and validation of the mindful eating questionnaire. 30 Jul 2009
• Readiness to shop for low-fat foods: a population study. 30 Jul 2009
• Eating what you like induces a stronger decrease of 'wanting' to eat. 19 Jun 2009
• The presence of friends increases food intake in youth. 15 Jun 2009
• The relative reinforcing value of food predicts weight gain in a longitudinal study of 7--10-y-old children. 15 Jun 2009
• The Power of Food Scale. A new measure of the psychological influence of the food environment. 10 Jun 2009
• A qualitative study on patient perspectives of how conventional and implant-supported dentures affect eating. 5 Jun 2009
• Food branding influences ad libitum intake differently in children depending on weight status. Results of a pilot study. 25 May 2009
• Perceived parental food controlling practices are related to obesogenic or leptogenic child life style behaviors. 21 May 2009
• Inducing impulsivity leads high and low restrained eaters into overeating, whereas current dieters stick to their diet. 21 May 2009
• Differential effects of daily snack food intake on the reinforcing value of food in obese and nonobese women. 18 May 2009
• Effects of social modeling on young women's nutrient-dense food intake. 11 May 2009
• Eating styles, self-control and obesity indicators. The moderating role of obesity status and dieting history on restrained eating. 7 May 2009
• Eating concerns and media influences in an Irish adolescent context. 29 Apr 2009
• Psychological determinants of emotional eating in adolescence. 29 Apr 2009
• Regimented and lifestyle restraint in binge eating disorder. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Eating'

Definition: The consumption of edible substances.

Descriptor UI: D004435

Alternative terms: Eating; Food Intake; Intake, Food; Ingestion;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethnology; psychology;

Tree Number: G07.610.593.260; G07.700.620.260; G10.261.326.240;

History Note: 73(66)

Technical Notes: the act of eating: do not confuse with FOOD (the substance eaten) or EATING BEHAVIOR (the manner of eating)