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'Feeling fat' is associated with specific eating disorder symptom dimensions in young men and women.

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'Feeling fat,' the somatic experience of having excess body weight that is not fully explained by true adiposity, correlates with eating pathology in clinical and non-clinical samples. It is unknown whether 'feeling fat' more strongly relates to specific eating disorder symptom dimensions that typically characterize anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and/or binge eating disorder. Understanding the significance of 'feeling fat's relationship with specific eating disorder symptom dimensions-cognitive restraint, dietary restriction, binge eating, and purging-may suggest its relevance to particular forms of eating pathology and elucidate treatment directions for addressing 'feeling fat'.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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Eating and weight disorders : EWD
Date Published
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2021
ISSN Number
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1124-4909
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-01074-4
DOI
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10.1007/s40519-020-01074-4
Short Title
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Eat Weight Disord
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