Why we eat what we eat: the role of autonomous motivation in eating behaviour regulation

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  2011

• Venue

  Nutrition Bulletin

• Publication date

  2011-03-01

• Fields of study

  Psychology

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1467-3010.2010.01876.X
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