Ambwani, Suman , Baumgardner, Megan , Guo, Cai , Simms, Lea , and Abromowitz, Emily

Although “fat talk” is associated with increased eating disorder risk, the predictors of fat talk engagement and viable alternatives to these pervasive conversations remain unclear. The current experiment examined responses to...

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Ambwani, Suman , Warren, Cortney S., Gleaves, David H., Cepeda-Benito, Antonio , and Fernandez, Mari Carmen

To understand the relevance of the fear of fatness construct across culture and gender, we translated the Goldfarb Fear of FatScale (GFFS) and examined its psychometric properties in English and Spanish languages in a sample of...

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Negowetti, Nicole, Ambwani, Suman , Karr, Stefani , Rodgers, Rachel F. , and Austin, S. Bryn

BACKGROUND: “Clean” dietary labels are often viewed by consumers as referencing products that are minimally processed, without additives, preservatives, artificial colors, or ingredients, but may also be interpreted as...

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McBride, Caitlin, Costello, Nancy , Ambwani, Suman , Wilhite, Breanne , and Austin, S. Bryn

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Widespread digital retouching of advertising imagery in the fashion, beauty, and other consumer industries promotes unrealistic beauty standards that have harmful effects on public health. In particular, exposure...

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Ambwani, Suman , Elder, Scott, Sniezek, Richanne, Goeltz, Mary Taylor , and Beccia, Ariel

Although weight stigma and discrimination are associated with increased body dissatisfaction and eating disorder risk, reduced opportunities, and poorer well-being, there are few legal protections for such discrimination in the...

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Compeau, Alyssa and Ambwani, Suman

Although research suggests that fat talk, the normalized conversations that involve degrading one's body shape/weight and size, can increase body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behavior, the extent to which dietary...

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Ambwani, Suman , Coull, Eliza, Cardi, Valentina , Rowlands, Katie, and Treasure, Janet

Background:
Despite several decades of treatment research for anorexia nervosa (AN), many of the same questions remain: how to boost enrollment, engage participants, prevent attrition, and meet the needs of a diverse...

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Bryan, Danielle Clark , Macdonald, Pamela, Ambwani, Suman , Cardi, Valentina , Rowlands, Katie , Willmott, Daniel , and Treasure, Janet

Objective: This qualitative study explores the ways in which the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic and associated lockdown measures have affected the lives of adult patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and their...

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Ambwani, Suman , Gleaves, David H., and Perez, Marisol

Although studies suggest that anti-fat attitudes and fear of fatness exist among Indian women, few researchers have examined the cross-cultural applicability of their measures prior to assessing Indian samples. In the present...

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Gleaves, David H., Pearson, Crystal A. , Ambwani, Suman , and Morey, Leslie C.

Background:
Although score reliability is a sample-dependent characteristic, researchers often only report reliability estimates from previous studies as justification for employing particular questionnaires in their...

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