The International journal of eating disorders
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Evidence for attentional biases to weight- and shape-related information in women with eating concerns is inconclusive. ⋯ Our results indicate that women have an attentional bias to thin bodies, which appears to be automatic. Contrary to prediction, this bias was weaker in women with greater BMI and body dissatisfaction. This result offers no support for the view that selective attention to thin bodies is causally related to body dissatisfaction.