eating behaviour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeatandbehaviour
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eat
verb[I or T]
uk/iːt/us/iːt/
to put or take food into the mouth, chew it (= crush it with the teeth), and ...
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behaviour
noun
uk/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofeatandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Eatingbehaviourof women with bulimia.
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We suggest that different aspects ofeatingbehaviourhave dissociable effects on cognitive-affective function.
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Recent evidence has also shown alterations in locomotor activity andeatingbehaviourof offspring.
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The first factor extracted consisted of the severity of theeatingbehaviour, lying and stealing.
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It seems in this group thateatingbehaviourand mood share a common basis.
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When present, xerostomia may exert significant effects oneatingbehaviourand food selection.
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The effect of preexposure to food cues on theeatingbehaviourof restrained and unrestrained eaters.
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A brief personal history was taken, that covered the participants' owneatingbehaviourand views regarding their own body image.
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Previous research has not distinguished different aspects ofeatingbehaviourin the aetiology of cognitive and affective functioning.
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Correlations ofeatingbehaviourand independent variables with other behavioural variables were tested for significance, again without corrections.
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Eatingbehaviouris generally characterized in terms of emotional eating, dietary restraint and susceptibility to external food related cues.
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However, such an account does not address the role of mood or wellbeing and how each of these may relate toeatingbehaviour.
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Although both of these hypotheses will require further investigation,eatingbehaviourproblems among individuals with or at high risk for diabetes require careful assessment and treatment.
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The behaviours rated included :eatingbehaviour, skin picking, temper tantrums, repetitive questions, obsessive behaviour, violent or aggressive outbursts, mood swings, argumentativeness, stealing, lying, stubbornness and possessiveness.
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A second major theme of her research iseatingbehaviourand obesity.
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They have funded an independent expert review of the evidence regarding the effect of promotional activity on children'seatingbehaviour, which will be published this autumn.
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In the seventh series, broadcast in 2010, the programme looked at ageing, health anxiety andeatingbehaviour.
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Interactions between motivational, homeostatic and self-regulatory control processes are involved ineatingbehaviour, which is a key component in eating disorders.
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