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Cognitive attitudes and beliefs towards food and body shape are repeatedly reported as a maintaining factor of obesity. In order to assess evolution of those cognitions following a dietary treatment 18 overweight and obese females undergoing a dietary treatment were assessed using the Mizes Anorectic Cognitions questionnaire (revised form) before and after a 3-month moderate calorie restricted diet. Binge eating status was also assessed in pre-treatment. The main finding of the present study is persistence of anorectic cognitions following a moderate calorie restricted diet treatment and furthermore a more pejorative evolution of those cognitions in patients with binge symptomatology.
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Khazaal, Y., Revaz, R., Rothen, S. et al. Persistence of anorectic cognitions following a moderate calorie restricted diet. Eat Weight Disord 11, e27–e29 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03327749
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