Distrust of science and body image correlates of weight-control behaviors
Journal of Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary, International Journal
Published online on February 28, 2026
Abstract
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Given the increasingly mainstream skepticism toward scientific guidance in health and nutrition, we tested associations between distrust of science and weight-control behaviors, focusing on disordered versus relatively adaptive patterns. We surveyed U.S. ...
Given the increasingly mainstream skepticism toward scientific guidance in health and nutrition, we tested associations between distrust of science and weight-control behaviors, focusing on disordered versus relatively adaptive patterns. We surveyed U.S. ...