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Dieting, overweight, and obesity : self-regulation in a food-rich environment /

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"Dieting, overweight, and obesity: Self-regulation in a food-rich environment examines why self-regulation of weight is so difficult for many people. In light of the fact that overweight and obesity have been increasing so dramatically that the World Health Organization has declared a global ep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stroebe, Wolfgang
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Obesity.
Obesity > Psychological aspects.
Reducing diets.
Weight loss.
Self-control.
Obesity > psychology.
Diet, Reducing > psychology.
Obesity > diet therapy.
Weight Loss.
Zwaarlijvigheid.
Vermageren.
Zelfregulering.
Übergewicht.
Fettsucht.
Diät.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Dieting, overweight, and obesity: an introduction
  • Prevalence and consequences of overweight and obesity
  • Energy balance and the genetics of body weight
  • Environmental causes of the increase in overweight and obesity
  • Determinants of weight regulation in individuals with obesity
  • Restrained eating and the breakdown of self-regulation
  • Beyond the boundary model: a cognitive process theory of restrained eating
  • Treatment and prevention of overweight and obesity.