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Implicit bias to food and body cues in eating disorders: a systematic review.

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Abstract
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Rigid, restrictive eating patterns, fear of gaining weight, body image concerns, but also binge eating episodes with loss of control leading to overweight, at times followed by compensatory measures to control weight, are typical symptoms in eating disorders (EDs). The regulation of food intake in EDs may underlie explicit processes that require cognitive insight and conscious control or be steered by implicit mechanisms that are mostly automatic, rapid, and associated with affective-rather than cognitive-processing. While introspection is not capable of assessing implicit responses, so-called indirect experimental tasks can assess implicit responses underlying a specific behavior by-passing the participant's consciousness. Here, we aimed to present the current evidence regarding studies on implicit biases to food and body cues in patients with EDs.

Year of Publication
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2020
Journal
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Eating and weight disorders : EWD
Date Published
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2020
ISSN Number
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1124-4909
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-00974-9
DOI
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10.1007/s40519-020-00974-9
Short Title
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Eat Weight Disord
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