External eaters reportedly increase snack intake when stressed, which could be due to an attentional shift towards food stimuli. Attentional biases for food stimuli were tested in high and low external eaters in stress and control conditions, using a computerised Stroop. A significant interaction was observed between external eating group and condition for snack word bias. This suggested that l...

Issue There is abundance in production of soybeans which can be utilized in producing various food products that are either completely or mainly of soy ingredients. Recent trends in the health foods markets promote use of soy as snack foods that are good for a healthy diet for children and adults to help them regulate their appetite. Studies have shown that 20% of the daily calories consumed by...

The glycemic index (GI) refers to impact of the ingestion of carbohydrate-containing foods on blood sugar concentrations. High-GI foods increase blood glucose levels more and for a longer time, than those with low GIs. It appears that those who adopt a low-GI diet have a reduced risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity. Carbohydrate-containing foods on a low-GI diet include ...

In contrast to prevailing beliefs, recent research suggests that trait self-control promotes health behavior not because those high in self-control are more successful at resisting single temptations, but rather because they develop adaptive habits. The present paper presents a first empirical test of this novel suggestion by investigating the mediating role of habit in explaining the relation ...

BACKGROUND School-based mass treatment with praziquantel is the cornerstone for schistosomiasis control in school-aged children. However, uptake of treatment among school-age children in Uganda is low in some areas. The objective of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a pre-treatment snack on uptake of mass treatment. METHODS AND FINDINGS In a cluster randomized trial carried out in...

The increased prevalence of obesity among adolescent are associated with short and long term morbidity and mortality outcomes raises major public health concern. The evidence supporting the association between breakfast consumption and body weight is growing, but the mechanisms to explain this relationship are less understood. Breakfast skipping habit and consuming more energy dense snack might...

BACKGROUND A large portion of daily intake comes from snacking. One of the increasingly common, healthier snacks includes Greek-style yogurt, which is typically higher in protein than regular yogurt. This study evaluated whether a 160 kcal higher-protein (HP) Greek-style yogurt snack improves appetite control, satiety, and delays subsequent eating compared to an isocaloric normal protein (NP) r...

OBJECTIVE To assess qualitatively and quantitatively college students' perceived differences between a real meal, meal, and snack. DESIGN A descriptive study design was used to administer an 11-item online survey to college students. SETTING Two university campuses in the western US. PARTICIPANTS Pilot testing was conducted with 20 students. The final survey was completed by 628 ethnicall...

Recent evidence suggests that increasing dietary protein may alter reward-driven eating behavior. However, the link between protein and food reinforcement is not known. We sought to determine the extent to which increasing dietary protein alters food reinforcement in healthy adults. In a randomized crossover study, 11 women (age = 25 ± 7 years; Body Mass Index (BMI) = 21 ± 2 kg/m²) and 10 men (...