Eating-specific dichotomous thinking fully mediates the relationship between dietary restraint and weight loss after weight-loss surgery, while generalised dichotomous thinking shows no mediation effect. This suggests that pre-surgical assessment of dichotomous thinking and psychological therapy to promote flexible thinking about food may be beneficial for weight loss maintenance in individuals who have undergone bariatric surgery.
Journal Article by Marshall C, Reay R and Bowman AR in Obes Surg
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