Do distant foods decrease intake? The effect of food accessibility on eating behavior

How chocolate keeps you slim. The effect of food temptations on weight watching goal importance, intentions, and eating behavior

Appetite ◽

10.1016/j.appet.2009.08.002 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 53 (3) ◽

pp. 430-433 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Floor M. Kroese ◽

Catharine Evers ◽

Denise T.D. De Ridder

Keyword(s):

Eating Behavior ◽

Goal Importance ◽

Effect Of Food

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Distant foods and proximal alternatives. The effect of food accessibility on consumption

Appetite ◽

10.1016/j.appet.2012.05.085 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 59 (2) ◽

pp. 631

Author(s):

J. Maas ◽

D.T.D. De Ridder ◽

E. De Vet ◽

J.B.F. De Wit

Keyword(s):

Food Accessibility ◽

Effect Of Food

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Do distant foods decrease intake? The effect of food accessibility on eating behaviour

Appetite ◽

10.1016/j.appet.2011.05.037 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 546

Author(s):

J. Maas ◽

D. De Ridder ◽

E. De Vet

Keyword(s):

Eating Behaviour ◽

Food Accessibility ◽

Effect Of Food

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Do distant foods decrease intake? The effect of food accessibility on consumption

Psychology and Health ◽

10.1080/08870446.2011.565341 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 27 (sup2) ◽

pp. 59-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Josje Maas ◽

Denise T.D. de Ridder ◽

Emely de Vet ◽

John B.F. de Wit

Keyword(s):

Food Accessibility ◽

Effect Of Food

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Obesity Stigma: Is the ‘Food Addiction’ Label Feeding the Problem?

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11092100 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 2100 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Helen K. Ruddock ◽

Michael Orwin ◽

Emma J. Boyland ◽

Elizabeth H. Evans ◽

Charlotte A. Hardman

Keyword(s):

Eating Behavior ◽

Medical Condition ◽

Food Addiction ◽

Obesity Stigma ◽

General Weight ◽

Related Stigma ◽

Stigmatizing Attitudes ◽

Effect Of Food ◽

Low Levels ◽

High Calorie

Obesity is often attributed to an addiction to high-calorie foods. However, the effect of “food addiction” explanations on weight-related stigma remains unclear. In two online studies, participants (n = 439, n = 523, respectively, recruited from separate samples) read a vignette about a target female who was described as ‘very overweight’. Participants were randomly allocated to one of three conditions which differed in the information provided in the vignette: (1) in the “medical condition”, the target had been diagnosed with food addiction by her doctor; (2) in the “self-diagnosed condition”, the target believed herself to be a food addict; (3) in the control condition, there was no reference to food addiction. Participants then completed questionnaires measuring target-specific stigma (i.e., stigma towards the female described in the vignette), general stigma towards obesity (both studies), addiction-like eating behavior and causal beliefs about addiction (Study 2 only). In Study 1, participants in the medical and self-diagnosed food addiction conditions demonstrated greater target-specific stigma relative to the control condition. In Study 2, participants in the medical condition had greater target-specific stigma than the control condition but only those with low levels of addiction-like eating behavior. There was no effect of condition on general weight-based stigma in either study. These findings suggest that the food addiction label may increase stigmatizing attitudes towards a person with obesity, particularly within individuals with low levels of addiction-like eating behavior.

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Effect of Heart Rate Variability on Defensive Reaction and Eating Disorder Symptomatology in Chocolate Cravers

Journal of Psychophysiology ◽

10.1027/0269-8803.23.3.95 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 95-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sonia Rodríguez-Ruiz ◽

Elisabeth Ruiz-Padial ◽

Nieves Vera ◽

Carmen Fernández ◽

Lourdes Anllo-Vento ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Eating Disorder ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Rest Period ◽

Food Craving ◽

Defensive Reaction ◽

Relevant Role ◽

Eating Disorder Symptomatology ◽

Uncontrolled Eating

The study examines the effect of heart rate variability (HRV) on the cardiac defence response (CDR) and eating disorder symptomatology in chocolate cravers. Female chocolate cravers (n = 36) and noncravers (n = 36) underwent a psychophysiological test to assess their HRV during a 5-min rest period, followed by three trials to explore the CDR, elicited by an intense white noise, during the viewing of chocolate, neutral, and unpleasant pictures. After the test, participants completed a questionnaire to measure eating disorder symptomatology. The HRV was inversely related to the magnitude of the CDR and to eating disorder symptomatology in chocolate cravers. In addition, the HRV was inversely related to the magnitude of the CDR when viewing unpleasant pictures but not to neutral or chocolate ones, across all participants. These findings support the idea that poor autonomic regulation, indexed by low HRV, plays a relevant role in food craving and uncontrolled eating behavior.

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