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non-diet approaches  

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  • Non-diet approaches treat compulsive overeating without restricting types or amounts of food. Proponents say that the poor success rate for weight-loss diets is due to basic flaws in the concept of restrictive dieting: limitation of food causes a feeling of deprivation, which results in bingeing behavior, and the body has physiological mechanisms which keep it within a limited range of weights. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Non-Diet Approaches]

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