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social norms, the family, and cognitions. These themes offer the opportunity
to develop an integrated model of diet. Such a model places eating behav-
ior at the interface between the individual (with their gender, cognitions,
and biology) and their social context (the social norms and family). From
this analysis, diet can be seen as arising out of this interface through the
themes of control, conflict, and communication.