Food craving: new contributions on its assessment, moderators, and consequences

Food craving: new contributions on its assessment, moderators, and consequences

Boris C. Rodríguez-Martín* and Adrian Meule 1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba 2 Institute of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany 3 Hospital for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LWL University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Hamm, Germany *Correspondence: [email protected]; borisrod@gmai...

How Relevant is Food Craving to Obesity and Its Treatment?

Cravings represent strong motivational states that are characterized by intense desires typically relating to the anticipation of consuming pleasure-producing substances or engaging in hedonic behaviors. In considering food craving and the extent of its applicability to food, a brief review of the history of craving within a culture-sensitive framework appears warranted. Many cultures appear to...

Food price volatility and its consequences: introduction

Commodity prices are in the news. Oil prices have dropped 65% since June 2014. Metal prices are also down substantially, albeit they have declined more gradually since 2011 on account of slower growth from emerging markets that account for more than half of global metal consumption. In this special issue, we focus on food prices, which have in many ways a wider impact than oil prices. While int...

The psychology of food craving.

Cravings are hedonic responses to food, characterised by their intensity and their specificity. Food cravings are extremely common, reported by the majority of young adults. They are closely associated with liking but not synonymous with increased intake. Structured interviews and prospective incident accounts of food cravings have succeeded in revealing a richness of information about their ch...

Neurophysiological Basis of Food Craving