An analysis of sensory-specific satiation: Food liking, food wanting, and the effects of distraction

• Sensory-specific satiation comprises decreased food liking and wanting. Distraction during eating reduces sensory-specific satiation. Hunger (the absence of fullness) affects wanting but not liking. Liking hunger predict meal enjoyment. Meal enjoyment post-meal fullness satisfaction. is the transient loss reward value a recently eaten versus uneaten foods. In this study, participants (n = 70 young women men with healthy body weight) were randomised to eat fixed portion either cream cheese bagel or chocolate chip brioche for breakfast. They also one four ‘mindset’ manipulations (attention, distraction, pause between bites, control). Before after their meal, tasted evaluated two foods desire (a measure momentary food) pleasantness taste food). Consistent satiation, more than food. Furthermore, there was effect on (calculated as minus liking). Analyses ruled out floor effects which could have biased results in favour finding To our knowledge first study demonstrate clearly that decrease well Further showed rated predicted liking, (experienced reward) post-prandial independently A notable mindset distraction compared control almost completely abolished indicating involvement explicit memory processes phenomenon.