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Eating and body image: Does food insecurity make us feel thinner?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2017

Klaudia B. Ambroziak ,
Elena Azañón  and
Matthew R. Longo
Klaudia B. Ambroziak
Affiliation:
Birkbeck College, University of London, Department of Psychological Sciences, London WC1E 7HX, United Kingdom. k.b.ambroziak@gmail.com eazanyon@gmail.com m.longo@bbk.ac.uk http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychology/bodylab/
Elena Azañón
Affiliation:
Birkbeck College, University of London, Department of Psychological Sciences, London WC1E 7HX, United Kingdom. k.b.ambroziak@gmail.com eazanyon@gmail.com m.longo@bbk.ac.uk http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychology/bodylab/
Matthew R. Longo
Affiliation:
Birkbeck College, University of London, Department of Psychological Sciences, London WC1E 7HX, United Kingdom. k.b.ambroziak@gmail.com eazanyon@gmail.com m.longo@bbk.ac.uk http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychology/bodylab/
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Abstract

Body image distortions are common in healthy individuals and a central aspect of serious clinical conditions, such as eating disorders. This commentary explores the potential implications of body image and its distortions for the insurance hypothesis. In particular, we speculate that body image may be an intervening variable mediating the relationship between perceived food scarcity and eating behavior.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e106
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