Some individuals exhibit a weak satiety response to food and may be susceptible to overconsumption. The current study identified women showing consistently low or high satiety responses to standardised servings of food across four separate days and compared them on behavioural, psychological and physiological risk factors for overeating and future weight gain. In a crossover design, 30 female p...

There is emerging evidence that attentional biases are related to the consumption of substances such as alcohol and tobacco, and that attentional bias modification can reduce unwanted consumption of these substances. We present evidence for the first time to our knowledge that the same logical argument applies in the food and eating domain. We conducted two experiments that used a modified dot ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In an era where obesity remains an important public health concern, food addiction has emerged as a possible contributor to obesity. The DRD2 gene is the most studied polymorphism. The aim of this study was to investigate a relationship between food addiction questionnaires, body composition measurements, and a dopamine- resistant receptor polymorphism (DRD2 A1) among ...

Most research on cognitive processes in craving has been carried out in the laboratory and focuses on food craving. This study extends laboratory findings to real world settings and cravings for drugs or activities as well as food. Previous laboratory research has found that playing Tetris reduces craving strength. The present study used an ecological momentary assessment protocol in which 31 u...

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...

Obesity is influenced by environmental, behavioral, and genetic factors; particularly genes related to the regulation of lipids addictive behavior. Food craving (FC) a physiological behavioral response that triggers intense desire ingest food, food with high energy, fat, and/or sweet content. Objective: To evaluate relationship between prevalence FC in obese subjects blood as well determine tra...

Reductions in cravings have been associated with improved recovery from alcohol and other drug use problems. Self-report assessments of cravings provide a way of monitoring progress over the course of treatment particularly in residential settings. There is a need to develop brief craving measures suitable for repeat administration. The aim of the study was to assess the reliability and validit...

Patients with anorexia or bulimia nervosa suffer from disturbances in body weight and nutritional status. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by extreme caloric restriction, avoidance of starches and fats, and a variety of metabolic and neuroendocrine dysfunctions associated with a severe loss of body Bulimia nervosa is characterized by uncontrollable eating binges that may be countered by fastin...