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Examining How Personality and Social Factors Influence Eating and Exercise Behavior
by Catherine A. Sanderson
Catherine Sanderson, Ph.D., is a social psychologist at Amherst College. See full bio
September 21, 2009

The Impact of Men on Women's Eating

Does the desirability of a man influence how many M & Ms women eat in a casual conversation? Read More

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Welcome to Body Talk

Welcome to my blog, Body Talk, which will explore how personality and social factors influence eating behavior. Read More

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Eating Disorders Basics

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that is prevalent especially among young women and, increasingly, among young men. Marked by a distorted sense of body image and extreme voluntary starvation, and closely associated with perfectionism and depression, it is the most deadly psychiatric disorder.

Go to the Anorexia Nervosa Basics page for more on Anorexia Nervosa including:
  • Dying to Be Thin

Disordered eating is widespread in the American population, but frank eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, which is also called bing

Go to the Eating Disorders Basics page for more on Eating Disorders including:
  • Pressure To Be Thin
  • Anorexia
  • Binge-Eating
  • Bulimia
Go to Eating Disorders Basics

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