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The present study aimed to examine gender differences in the relationship between family mealtime characteristics and eating psychopathology, and to explore the influence of anxiety and depression on this relationship. Cross-sectional questionnaire data were collected from 436 adolescents (228 girls and 208 boys) aged 14–18years. Reports of more frequent family mealtimes, a more positive mealtime...
This article presents data from the UK Mass Observation Archive drawn from the 1982 Winter Food Directive, which focuses on memories of childhood food ‘hates’. Through our analysis of these data, we identify three main findings: (a) there is a discrepancy between individual-level and collective aggregate level food hates, which problematises the notion of commensality; (b) a small but powerful ‘outlier’...
Foods that can be eaten quickly with large bite sizes and little chewing are believed to produce a poorer satiety response due to reduced oro-sensory exposure and faster eating rates (Forde et al. 2013a). Few studies have examined whether it is possible to reduce eating rate and food intake by increasing the texture of realistic meal components. Three sequential studies investigated whether eating...
It is widely believed that motivational state influences the hedonic value of food, so that food tastes “better” when the eater is hungry than when he or she is full. While this may appear consistent with many people’s eating experiences, a counter argument is that hunger and fullness act largely independently from hedonic experience. A classic study by Mook and Votaw (Appetite, 1992, 18) investigated...
Recent research suggested that self-compassion positively supports and explains mindfulness. One of the many benefits of mindfulness is assisting with impulse control, which in turn, supports people who want to regulate their weight. While such research shows promise, a major concern is that, occasionally, everyone fails to resist temptation. A way to potentially deal with such failure is by enhancing...
Plenty of studies have demonstrated that effort influences food choice. However, few have been conducted to analyze the effect of effort on consumption volume. Moreover, the few studies that have measured consumption volume all have strong limitations. The goal of the present paper is to disentangle confounding variables in earlier research and to rule out various alternative explanations. In a tasting...
The acute effects of alcohol on emotional arousal are inconsistent, with both elation and tension reduction being (self-)reported. To explore the physiological mechanisms that may be involved in emotional arousal, effects of moderate alcohol consumption on subjective and physiological measures of arousal were determined. 28 women (age 18–45y, BMI 18.5–27kg/m 2 ) were randomly allocated to...
Emotional responses to foods at various product consumption stages, e.g. purchase, usage and consumption, are gaining increasing attention because of their potential to add to liking ratings in predicting consumers’ food choice. The aim of this study was to investigate whether packaging information alters emotional profiles elicited by intrinsic food properties (unlabelled products) and how this relates...
People hold diverse beliefs about obesity causes which can be biological, behavioural, psychological and environmental. In a society with increasing levels of information about obesity causes and healthy dietary behaviour, it is important to understand how that information influences eating behaviour. This study aimed to investigate whether inaccurate thinking about causes of obesity is linked to...
There is a general assumption that weight loss associated with cocaine use reflects its appetite suppressing properties. We sought to determine whether this was justified by characterizing, in detail, alterations in dietary food intake and body composition in actively using cocaine-dependent individuals. We conducted a cross-sectional case-control comparison of 65 male volunteers from the local community,...
Feeding problems in children are extremely common and can affect long-term physical health, in addition to being acutely stressful for both the parent and child. Despite this, advice on child feeding is still poorly communicated to parents and many struggle to find professional support and advice when they experience problems feeding their child. The purpose of this research was to develop a resource...
The relative proportion of the elderly in the population is rapidly growing worldwide. Consequently there is a growing need to develop strategies that enable the elderly to maintain their health and quality of life for as long as possible. Ensuring sufficient food intake plays an important role, since body weight tends to involuntarily decrease with age. The present study aimed to explore the current...
Research has shown that subtle health claims used by food marketers influence pre-intake expectations, but no study has examined how they influence individuals’ post-consumption experience of satiety after a complete meal and how this varies according to the value placed on food taste. In two experiments, we assess how labeling a pasta salad as “healthy” or “hearty” influences self-reported satiety,...
The dipeptide intense sweetener aspartame reduces food intake when consumed in a capsule (i.e., without tasting) in amounts as small as those contained in 1–2 servings of a ‘diet’ soft drink (Rogers et al., Physiol Behav 57, 489). This cross-over study (n=17, 7 women, DEBQ restraint ⩽2.5) tested indirectly the possibility that the mechanism underlying this effect involves the stimulation of sweet...
A negative energy balance can be accomplished by reducing the caloric intake which results in an increased feeling of hunger. This physiological state is regulated by secretion of satiety hormones. The secretion of these hormones can be influenced by ingestion of e.g. fat. Fat, dairy beverage and synbiotic mixture have been found to have satiety-inducing effects in humans and rats. Thus, the aim of...
Recent literature suggests that individuals may consume less food when this is served on red plates. We explored this intriguing effect in three experiments. Independent groups of participants were presented with constant amounts of popcorns, chocolate chips, or moisturizing cream, on red, blue, or white plates. They were asked to sample the foods (by tasting them) or the cream (by rubbing it on the...
Alexithymia is defined as a deficit in the ability to understand and express emotion. There is a positive relationship between alexithymia and obesity but this relationship has yet to be investigated in adolescents. We predicted that adolescents with higher Body Mass Index (BMI) would have higher alexithymia scores. Nine schools in the Midlands region participated in data collection, which included...
Dietary restraint is known to break down in the face of tempting foods. Previous research suggests exposure to cues associated with slimming such as images or odours act as prompts to restrict intake of a tempting snack in dieters. The effects of consuming diet-congruent foods on subsequent intake of a meal have not yet been investigated. Thus, using a repeated measures design 26 female participants...
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