| Description |
xiii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
The discipline of psychology and nutrition adherence : a logical partnership -- Basic forms of learning from our environment -- Theories of behavioral change -- Attitudes and eating patterns -- Perception, visualization, and eating patterns -- Self-perception and eating patterns -- Emotion perception and eating patterns -- Evolutionary instincts and eating patterns -- Psychoanalytic approach and eating patterns -- Cross-cultural differences and eating behavior -- Biology and eating behavior -- Sleep, water intake, and eating behavior |
| Summary |
"Nutrition Psychology: Improving Dietary Adherence examines the relationship between psychology and nutrition and explores how various aspects of human behavior impact an individual's day-to-day dietary plan." "Environmental, cognitive, emotional, and biological factors play a role in the success of any prescribed nutrition program. This text clearly details how each of these processes directly affects diet and nutrition and helps readers gain the expertise needed to identify causes for non-compliance, transform eating behavior, and achieve long-term success."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Diet.
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Food preferences.
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Nutrition -- Psychological aspects.
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Diet -- psychology.
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Feeding Behavior -- psychology.
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Feeding Behavior -- psychology.
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Food Preferences -- psychology.
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Health Behavior.
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
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| Author |
Kvaska, Colleen A.
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Ovid Technologies, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2010000295 |
| ISBN |
9780763780401 |
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