Showing papers on "Overeating published in 1982"
TL;DR: Thirty-two patients who complained of episodes of ravenous overeating which they felt unable to control (bulimia) were asked to describe their behaviour and symptoms and there was considerable variation both between and within individuals.
Abstract: Thirty-two patients who complained of episodes of ravenous overeating which they felt unable to control (bulimia) were asked to describe their behaviour and symptoms. There was considerable variation both between and within individuals, but a number of factors were defined which appeared to be common to all with the complaint. It is difficult to set up strict criteria for the recognition of bulimia, and those that have recently been proposed are criticized in the light of our present findings. Bulimia is usually associated with an excessive concern about body weight. It occurs in patients with anorexia nervosa, in whom it is often a relatively early feature of the illness, but it is also found in subjects of normal weight or obese subjects who have never been emaciated. Episodes of bulimia are usually preceded by dysphoric mood states. The gorging may alleviate the dysphoria temporarily, but many patients later experience negative feelings such as depression and self-depreciation. The ability to induce vomiting after a bulimic episode is a major influence determining the clinical presentation.
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TL;DR: Increasing the palatability of food has two opposite effects: it promotes overeating and provokes caloric output (energy expenditure). The increase in energy expenditure is too small to compensate for overeating.
Abstract: Increasing the palatability of food has two opposite effects: it promotes overeating and provokes caloric output (energy expenditure). The increase in energy expenditure is too small to compensate ...
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TL;DR: Two experiments were designed to test the theory that the anticipated deprivation associated with dieting may lead to overeating once restraint is broken, and implications for weight-reduction programs are outlined.
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TL;DR: The major finding was that overweight students in a behavioral weight control program reported less enjoyment of pleasant activities than did normal weight classroom control subjects.
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TL;DR: Four adult female Sprague-Dawley rats maintained on an ad lib feeding schedule were deprived for either 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8 hours during the dark phase of the day-night cycle and found to overcompensate for the periods without food by eating a large initial meal that increased proportionately in size with the duration of food restriction.
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Journal Article•
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01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: The view of both clinician and nonclinician has been that the obese subject is perverse, uncooperative, or the victim of some psychological imbalance, which has resulted in therapeutic interventions largely limited to the intake side of this relation.
Abstract: Obesity is a state in which the abnormality is clearly evident and easily measurable—an excess of adipose tissue relative to lean body mass. Obesity reflects the long-term imbalance of energy intake and expenditure. The potential reasons for this imbalance are many and range from simple overeating or underactivity to defects in adipose cell metabolism. The known metabolic correlates of this condition, such as hyperinsu-linemia or elevated free fatty acids are, in the main, secondary consequences. This limited understanding of the pathogenesis of obesity has resulted in therapeutic interventions largely limited to the intake side of this relation. The uniformly simple and effective treatment, reduction of caloric intake through dieting, is always effective if followed carefully and for a long enough period of time. However, many studies suggest that permanent maintenance of the reduced body weight is often difficult or impossible (see Krotkiewski, Sjostrom, Bjorntorp, Calgren, Garrelik, & Smith, 1977; Stunkard & McLaren-Hume, 1959). Thus, the view of both clinician and nonclinician has been that the obese subject is perverse, uncooperative, or the victim of some psychological imbalance. Only recently has serious attention been paid to this disorder.
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