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Children respond to food restriction by increasing food consumption

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2017

Katy Tapper
Katy Tapper*
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Department of Psychology, City, University of London, London EC1R 0JD, United Kingdom. katy.tapper.1@city.ac.uk www.katy.tapper.com
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Abstract

Consistent with the insurance hypothesis, research shows that when children experience restricted access to food, they display increased intake when restrictions are lifted. This effect appears more robust for girls compared to boys, and for children with lower levels of inhibitory control. The insurance hypothesis has potentially important implications for parental feeding practices.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e129
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