Oldham, M;
Robinson, E;
Tomiyama, J;
(2017)
The Effect of Wearing an Obese Body Suit on Snack Food Consumption and Alcohol Consumption.
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Abstract
A previous study showed that wearing an obese body suit results in increased snack food consumption. The aim of this study was to explore mechanisms that may explain the effect that wearing an obese body suit has on snack food consumption. We examined two potential explanations; that the psychosocial experience of being overweight resulted in stereotype consistent behaviour (overeating) or in impairments to self-control. Ninety-four women participated in a laboratory study in which they were asked to wear an obese body suit or control clothing in a public setting, before being given access to snack food and alcohol. Clothing condition had no effect on snack food or alcohol consumption. It is possible that the presence of alcohol in the taste test removed the previously observed effect of the obese body suit on snack food consumption.
| Type: | Working / discussion paper |
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| Title: | The Effect of Wearing an Obese Body Suit on Snack Food Consumption and Alcohol Consumption |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3032923 |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Obese Body Suit, Obesity, Weight Stigma, Eating Behaviour |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10116513 |
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