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Flexible dietary restraint (a less strict approach allowing limited quantities of 'fattening' foods without guilt) attenuates the weight gain associated with habitual disinhibition.
Adopt a flexible approach to your diet. Allow yourself small portions of foods you enjoy without feeling guilty. This flexibility helps counteract the tendency to overeat in response to everyday environmental cues, leading to less weight gain over time compared to rigid restriction.
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Flexible control of dietary restraint attenuated the influence of habitual disinhibition in particular on weight gain and BMI
Why this rating
Consistent with the primary finding, supported by regression analysis.
Source
Aspects of Eating Behaviors “Disinhibition” and “Restraint” Are Related to Weight Gain and BMI in Women
Nicholas P. Hays et al. · Obesity · 2008
DOI 10.1038/oby.2007.12
cohort · n=535Cited 247×
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