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SUBMITTER: Epstein LH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3428606 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Epstein Leonard H LH Carr Katelyn A KA Lin Henry H Fletcher Kelly D KD Roemmich James N JN
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20120113 9
The relative reinforcing value of food (RRV(food)) is positively associated with energy consumed and overweight status. One hypothesis relating these variables is that food reinforcement is related to BMI through usual energy intake. Using a sample of two hundred fifty-two adults of varying weight and BMI levels, results showed that usual energy intake mediated the relationship between RRV(food) and BMI (estimated indirect effect = 0.0027, bootstrapped 95% confidence intervals (CIs) 0.0002-0.006 ...[more]