Chinese men and women in the United States and Hong Kong: body and self-esteem ratings as a prelude to dieting and exercise
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Researchers examined weight and body satisfaction and psychological factors in Chinese students in the US and Hong Kong. They found that the students generally wished to have the body shape and weight they considered to be associated with Western society. The men had more dissatisfaction with their weight and generally wanted to be larger. The women reported more body dissatisfaction and wanted to be smaller. The students in Hong Kong reported more weight and body dissatisfaction than the US students. They were also more depressed and had lower self-esteem.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1998
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Self-reported dieting: how should we ask? What does it mean? Associations between dieting and reported energy intake
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Participants in a weight gain prevention trial are surveyed to determine the relationship between reported energy intake and self-reported dieting. The survey involved a total of 1223 men and women with ages ranging from 20 to 45 yrs. Results show that the relationship between energy intake and dieting was insignificant among women, among non-overweight persons and among men with high educational levels.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 1997
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A history of human-like dieting alters serotonergic control of feeding and neurochemical balance in a rat model of binge-eating
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A model of stress-induced binge eating in rats with a history of caloric restriction (HCR) was replicated and their response to SSRI was tested to uncover the neurochemical substrates that lie under the rats' binge eating. Results point to human-like dieting patterns incurring long-lasting monoamine changes that could affect functions other than eating.
Publication Name: The International Journal of Eating Disorders
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0276-3478
Year: 2007
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