Lifestyle determinants of the drive to eat: a meta-analysis
American Journal of Clinical NutritionPublished 27 July 2012Open access
Colin D. Chapman, Christian Benedict, Samantha J. Brooks, Helgi B. Schiöth
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The results suggest that television watching, alcohol intake, and sleep deprivation are not merely correlated with obesity but likely contribute to it by encouraging excessive eating.
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Our results suggest that television watching, alcohol intake, and sleep deprivation are not merely correlated with obesity but likely contribute to it by encouraging excessive eating. Because these behaviors are all known to affect cognitive functions involved in reward saliency and inhibitory control, it may be that they represent common mechanisms through which this eating is facilitated.
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