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Emotional eating — References & further reading

1 Kjaerbye–Thygesen, A., et al. 2004. Why do slim women consider themselves too heavy? A characterization of adult women considering their body weight as too heavy. Int. J. Eat. Disord., 35 (3), 275–285. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15048943 (accessed 04.03.2009).

2 de Lauzon–Guillan, B., et al. 2009. Cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating and emotional eating: Correlations between parent and adolescent. Matern. Chil Nutr., 5 (2), 171–178. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19292751 (accessed 03.27.2009).

3 Rørtveit, K., et al. 2009. The feeling of being trapped in and ashamed of one’s own body: A qualitative study of women who suffer from eating difficulties. Int. J. Ment. Health Nurs., 18 (2), 91-99. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19290972 (accessed 03.27.2009).

4 Bulik, C., & Taylor, N. 2004. Runaway Eating: The 8-Point Plan to Conquer Adult Food and Weight Obsessions. Emmaus, PA: Rodale.

5 Meyer, C., et al. 2009. Emotion and eating psychopathology: Links with attitudes toward emotional expression among young women. Int. J. Eat. Disord. [Epub ahead of print.] URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19274718 (accessed 03.27.2009).

6 Fox, J., & Harrison, A. 2008. The relation of anger to disgust: The potential role of coupled emotions with eating pathology. Clin. Psychol. Psycholther., 15 (2), 86–95. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19115431 (accessed 03.27.2009).

7 Joos, A., et al. 2008. Emotional perception in eating disorders. Int. J. Eat. Disord. [Epub ahead of print.] URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19115372 (accessed 03.27.2009).

8 Rørtveit, K., et al. 2009.

9 Bohon, C., et al. 2008. Female emotional eaters show abnormalities in consummatory and anticipatory food reward: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Int. J. Eat. Disord., 42 (3), 210–221. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19040270 (accessed 03.27.2009).

 

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Emotional eating — healing starts with awareness

 

Original Publication Date: 04/13/2009
Last Modified: 02/16/2010
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet

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