title: Dietary restraint moderates the effects of food exposure on women's body and weight satisfaction.
abstract: The influence of dietary restraint and food exposure on body satisfaction was tested. Body and weight satisfaction were measured before and after exposure to either high- or low-caloric food, without actual eating. Independent of caloric condition, higher dietary restraint was associated with a decrease in body satisfaction after food exposure. With regard to weight satisfaction, however, the association between higher dietary restraint and decreased weight satisfaction was specific for the high-caloric condition. Thus, the actual eating of food is not necessary for decreased body and weight satisfaction to occur, suggesting an exposure-induced activation of dysfunctional cognitions in restrained eaters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, South Limburg Mental Health and Teaching Network, EURON, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. N.Geschwind@sp.unimaas.nl
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Geschwind
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roefs
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lattimore
authors.forename: Anne-Kathrin
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Fett
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jansen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept