The psychology of food craving

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

Exploring the Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity of the Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait in Iranian adults

Background & Aims: Food Craving refers to an intense desire for eating specific foods. Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait (FCQ-T) is the most commonly used instrument to assess food craving as a multidimensional construct. Its 39 items have an underlying nine-factor structure for both the original English and Spanish versions; but subsequent studies yielded fewer factors. The pre...

comparative analysis of the use of hedges & emphatics in english and persian academic research articles of sociology & psychology

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Low-income women's conceptualizations of food craving and food addiction.

Food craving and food addiction have been proposed as targets for obesity focused interventions. However, individuals' conceptualizations of these constructs are not well understood and no studies have employed a qualitative approach. Therefore, we sought to understand how women conceptualize food craving and food addiction. Low-income women with preschool-aged children (2-5years old) participa...