SUCCESSES AND FAILURES IN EATING BEHAVIOUR

THE RESTRAINT MODEL AO1

Wardles and Beadles model suggested that when people consciously try to lose weight this can have the opposite effect and infact led to overeating
To prove this they conveyed research on 28 obese women
The women were split into 1 of 3 groups - the diet group/ the excersise group/ the non-treatment group
There findings foundthat the women in the diet group ate more than the other groups
This therefore suggests that restrained eating can in fact led to overeating

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This model further suggests the reasons why dieting can fail
It suggests that the body typically keeps hunger levels abve a minimum level and satiety levels below a maximum level
When dieting takes place there is a larger range between hunger and satiaty therefore leading to overeating as it takes an individual longer to feelfull again
Leading to failure in dieting

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Criticed this theory and suggested that gentic factors also influenced if a diet was successful
They measured 9 people for levels of LPL before and after dieting
They found that those who were fat had higher levels of LPL which made i harder for them to lose weight when dieting
Therefore underming the restraint theory as this suggests that biological factors can also influence whether dieting fails or not

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This theory suggests that when we attempt to dent or suppress certain thoughts this can in fact have an opposite effect
In relation to dieting we can allude that...suppress hunger - opposite - eat more- fail

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P's were asked to not think about a polar bear but to ring a bell everytime they thought of a polar bear
They were compared to a control group who were asked to actively think about it
The group rang the bell more than the control group
Therefore suggesting the role of denial can affect and encourage eating

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Research also suggested trhat culture may be equally effective in dieting
Found adolescents from Asian backgrounds were more prone to obesity than European's
Suggesting culture is firther important in deeming whether diets may fail or not

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GENDER BIAS

REDUCTIONISM

DETERMINISM

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