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Drive for thinness in adolescents predicts greater adult BMI in the Growth and Health Study cohort over 20 years.

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Abstract
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In youth, a preoccupation with weight and the desire to be thinner, or drive for thinness, might persist into adulthood and predict reward-based compulsive eating and greater weight status.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
Volume
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29
Issue
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12
Number of Pages
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2126-2133
ISSN Number
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1930-7381
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23285
DOI
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10.1002/oby.23285
Short Title
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Obesity (Silver Spring)
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