Intentional Exposure to Extreme Cold Temperature to Influence Shape and/or Weight and Its Association to Eating Disorder Pathology

Very little is known about potentially dangerous forms of weight control or compensatory behaviors involving deliberately exposing oneself to cold temperature. We investigated frequency of intentional cold exposure behavior to influence shape/weight and its relation to eating disorder pathology. Par...

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Main Authors: Deborah Lynn Reas, Camilla Dahlgren Lindvall, Joseph Wonderlich, Øyvind Rø
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
BMI
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02539/full