| Compulsive eating and dietary restraint. | |
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PMID: 3828596 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The phenomenology of compulsive eating has encouraged comparisons with addictive behaviours and this has suggested that similar underlying processes might be at work. In this paper it is argued that craving for food, preoccupation with eating and loss of control over food intake represent a natural psychobiological adaptation to sub-optimal weight and food deprivation. Compulsive eating is therefore best understood in terms of a conflict between a biologically derived drive for food and a culturally derived drive for thinness. Both of these processes have their parallels in the maintenance of dependency disorders. The crucial difference however is that the urge to eat is biologically adaptive, and recovery from compulsive eating depends upon relaxing restraint. |
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Authors:
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J Wardle |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The British journal of clinical psychology / the British Psychological Society Volume: 26 ( Pt 1) ISSN: 0144-6657 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Clin Psychol Publication Date: 1987 Feb |
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Created Date: 1987-04-27 Completed Date: 1987-04-27 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8105533 Medline TA: Br J Clin Psychol Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 47-55 Citation Subset: IM |
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Appetite Body Weight Bulimia / psychology* Compulsive Behavior / psychology* Diet, Reducing / psychology* Energy Intake Feeding Behavior* Food Deprivation Humans Obesity / psychology |
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