title: Homeostasis and change: A commentary on Homeostatic Theory of Obesity by David Marks.
abstract: This commentary on David Marks' article on the Homeostatic Theory of Obesity and his Circle of Discontent mechanism for maintaining problematic eating behavior and obesity offers a perspective on the promise and potential of this theory. At the same time, we challenge the author to incorporate more of a process perspective into the theory. This would include greater exploration of how individuals enter and exit this hypothesized Circle of Discontent, how these mechanisms lead to obesity rather than other internalizing or externalizing disorders, and how the interactions among key variables differ for males and females and developmental stages.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.
authors.forename: Carlo C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: DiClemente
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delahanty
keywords: circle of discontent; homeostatic theory of obesity; obesity; process of change; self-regulation