The evidence for psychological theories of overweight:
A) shows that heaviness is almost always based on overeating.
B) was based on flawed studies, often without control groups or objective measures.
C) empirically supports the view that overweight individuals are emotionally disturbed.
D) indicates that overweight people, on the average, overeat to fill "emotional holes."

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The evidence for psychological theories of overweight is based on flawed studies that lacked control groups and objective measures. This suggests that the evidence is not reliable and may not support the view that overweight individuals are emotionally disturbed or that overeating is almost always based on emotional issues.

The Evidence for Psychological Theories of Overweight