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Eating habits and appetite control: a psychobiological perspective
1999
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
An individual's eating behaviour is shaped by factors ranging from economic conditions and cultural practices to biological influences. The physiological system controlling appetite appears to be adapted to solving the problem of an unevenness of food supply across time, and is fairly permissive in its response to undereating and overeating. Consequently, when food is abundant, the diet is energy dense and energy expenditure is low, there is a strong tendency to become obese (i.e. obesity is
doi:10.1079/pns19990009
pmid:10343341
fatcat:putuzdis5bclraxsaj4o2nic34