Dieting, overweight, and obesity
Subtitle: self-regulation in a food-rich environment
By: Wolfgang Stroebe.
Contributors: American Psychological Association.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781433803352
Subjects: Obesity; Obesity -- Psychological aspects; Reducing diets; Weight loss; Self-control; Obesity -- psychology; Diet, Reducing -- psychology; Obesity -- diet therapy; Weight Loss
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-247) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Dieting, overweight, and obesity: an introduction; title: Prevalence and consequences of overweight and obesity; title: Energy balance and the genetics of body weight; title: Environmental causes of the increase in overweight and obesity; title: Determinants of weight regulation in individuals with obesity; title: Restrained eating and the breakdown of self-regulation; title: Beyond the boundary model: a cognitive process theory of restrained eating; title: Treatment and prevention of overweight and obesity.