Dieting: Ideology Versus Physiology
Psychiatric Clinics of North AmericaPublished 1 June 1984
William I. Bennett
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The author examines the phenomenon of dieting among the general public and among patients with weight problems and setpoint and fiscal models are discussed.
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The author examines the phenomenon of dieting among the general public and among patients with weight problems. Setpoint and fiscal models are discussed and developmental programs, chemical regulators, endogenous and structural changes in the central nervous system, and sensory stimuli are detailed.
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