Can believing you are a food addict affect your eating behavior?

Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 10:50 in Psychology & Sociology

Obesity is often attributed to an addiction to food and many people believe themselves to be "food addicts." However, until now no studies have looked at whether believing oneself to be a food addict influences how much we eat. Researchers have published a paper regarding their work on how beliefs about food addiction can affect eating behavior.

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