Differences in food-choice frequencies between restrained and unrestrained eaters.
Reported frequency of consumption for certain food items was studied in young normal-weight women, classified into 19 unrestrained and 20 restrained eaters by the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire of Stunkard & Messick (1985). Neither group differed in the consumption of basic foods and snacks but restrained eaters showed a strong tendency to avoid fat. A large percentage of this group was used to consuming artificial sweeteners and other calorie-reduced foodstuffs. These qualitative alterations in the everyday eating behavior of restrained eaters may be one of the links between dietary restraint and binge eating.
Tuschl
R J
RJ
Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, München, Federal Republic of Germany.
Laessle
R G
RG
Platte
P
P
Pirke
K M
KM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans