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Comment
. 2017 Jan:40:e114.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X16001394.

Implicit attitudes, eating behavior, and the development of obesity

Jasmine M DeJesus  1
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Implicit attitudes, eating behavior, and the development of obesity

Jasmine M DeJesus. Behav Brain Sci. 2017 Jan.

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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