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Habitual Eating

Evidence-informed definition Updated June 22, 2025 How to cite this entry

Eating that occurs automatically and routinely, often triggered by environmental cues rather than hunger, and carried out with little conscious thought.

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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2025). Habitual Eating. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.

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