R C Wood's research while affiliated with Queen Margaret University and other places

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Article
This article explores the relationship between gender and food through analysing data obtained from a series of women-only discussion groups, the participants of which explored self definitions of the term 'health'. What is distinct about this data, collected in the North East of England, is the clear link respondents perceive between food, diet an...

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... Preferences for low-over high-calorie foods have been reported in previous studies with young women (Meule, Kübler, & Blechert, 2013). This is in line with reports that women are generally concerned about the healthiness of foods (McKie, Wood, & Gregory, 1993), and that the majority of women in Western societies is dissatisfied with their body image (Rodin, Silberstein, & Striegel-Moore, 1984). Chronically restricting food intake to influence weight and shape is termed restrained eating (Herman & Mack, 1975). ...