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

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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… Click to show full abstract

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.

Keywords: image food; eating body; body image; body

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2017

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