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Implicit attitudes, eating behavior, and the development of obesity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2017

Jasmine M. DeJesus
Jasmine M. DeJesus*
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Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5406. dejesus@umich.edu https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/jasmine-m-dejesus/
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Abstract

Nettle et al. describe increasing food intake (relative to energy expenditure) in response to food insecurity as a key contributor to obesity. I argue that a variety of implicit psychological mechanisms underlie this process to contribute to weight gain. The biobehavioral pathways and the social nature of food selection discussed here are importantly related to food selection and obesity.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e114
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