Journal article
Dieting and restrained eating as prospective predictors of weight gain
Frontiers in psychology, v 4, pp 577-577
02 Sep 2013
PMID: 24032024
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Abstract
Research in normal weight individuals paradoxically suggests that measures of attempted eating restriction might represent robust predictors of weight gain. This review examined the extent to which measures of dieting (e.g., self-reported weight loss dieting in the past year) and dietary restraint (e.g., the Cognitive Restraint scale from the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire) have prospectively predicted weight change. We located and reviewed 25 prospective studies containing 40 relevant comparisons. Studies were limited to those in which participants were non-obese (with a mean BMI between 18.5 and 30) and averaged at least 12 years old. Neither measure predicted future weight loss. Fifteen of the 20 comparisons (75%) that examined measures of dieting significantly predicted future weight gain whereas only 1 of 20 (5%) that examined restrained eating measures did so. Two plausible explanations for these findings are that: (1) dieters and restrained eaters do not differ in terms of an underlying proneness toward weight gain, but restrained eating represents a more effective means of preventing it; and (2) normal weight individuals who diet do so because they are resisting a powerful predisposition toward weight gain which dieting ultimately fails to prevent. Recent dieting in non-obese individuals may be a valuable proxy of susceptibility to weight gain. This easily assessed characteristic could identify individuals for whom obesity prevention interventions would be particularly appropriate.
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- Title
- Dieting and restrained eating as prospective predictors of weight gain
- Creators
- Michael R Lowe - Department of Psychology, Drexel University Philadelphia, PA, USASapna D DoshiShawn N KattermanEmily H Feig
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in psychology, v 4, pp 577-577
- Publisher
- Frontiers; Switzerland
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000331276400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84885340096
- Other Identifier
- 991014878003704721
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- Psychology, Multidisciplinary