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Women were more influenced by eating motivations than men, and people with moderate exercise were more susceptible to health and environmental motivations and less to emotional, social or marketing motivations (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001 in all cases). It was also observed that people who adopted a special diet were more prone to eating motivations and that the emotional motivations were more pronounced in people with eating disorders (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). 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