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Restrained eaters scored significantly higher on the Eating Attitudes Test and certain subscores of the Eating Disorders Inventory, but values were within the normal range.
Practitioners should be aware that restrained eaters may exhibit higher scores on psychological assessments related to eating attitudes.
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Restrained eaters scored significantly higher on the Eating Attitudes Test (p <.01) and drive-for-thinness (p <.001) and maturity fears (p <.05) subscores of the Eating Disorders Inventory, but values were again within the normal range.
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Based on the assessment of psychological measures in the study.
Source
Metabolic, Psychological, and Health Correlates of Dietary Restraint in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
G P. Bathalon et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2001
DOI 10.1093/gerona/56.4.m206
cross-sectional · n=67Cited 23×
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