1. Eating Disorders: Cultural Model and Consensus Regarding Food.
- Author
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Manochio-Pina M, Dos Santos JE, Dressler WW, and Pessa Ribeiro RP
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Culture, Eating psychology, Feeding and Eating Disorders psychology, Food classification
- Abstract
The cultural model of food was applied to 112 adult patients with eating disorders (PG) and 36 healthy adult women (CG) of similar age. The Free List and Ranking of Foods was used to group foods and verify consensus and cultural aspects. Calories, health, and taste were the dimensions used by the participants to group the foods, and strong consensus was achieved in regard to calories and health. There were, however, inter- and intra-group divergences in regard to these ideas, especially in the PG. The CG used distinct criteria, showing a more complex model.
- Published
- 2015
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