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Mar 14, 2024 · Experiencing pleasure from food that contains natural amounts of sugar, salt and carbohydrates isn’t a bad thing, but a problem arises when we ingest high concentrations of these flavor ...
Abstract. Craving, defined here as a strong desire to eat, is a common experience that drives behavior. Here we discuss the concept of craving from historical, physiological, and clinical perspectives, and review work investigating the effects of cue reactivity and cue-induced craving on eating and weight outcomes, as well as underlying neural mechanisms.
Responses to food cues include psychological responses (e.g., craving, urge), physiological changes (salivation, hormone secretion), and neurocognitive responses (brain activation and allocation of attentional resources) . Thus, it is important to understand the psychological, behavioral, and neurobiological mechanisms that underly FCR.
Research has shown reliable effects of food cue exposure and food cue exposure plus response prevention based on extinction theory to reduce food cravings, food reactivity and food consumption in persons who are overweight or overeat [67 - 73]. Given the relationship between food cravings and food reinforcement noted above, it is reasonable to question whether one of the mechanisms in these ...
Apr 30, 2007 · With a focus on food-craving experiences, a group of female undergraduates were asked to keep daily records of mood and food craving over a period of 5 weeks (Cohen et al. Reference Cohen, Sherwin and Fleming 1987). Only cravings for high-carbohydrate (and high-fat) foods during the 10 d before and 10 d after the onset of menses were analysed.
- Andrew J. Hill
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Aug 1, 2012 · Surveys find food cravings are extremely common events, experienced by the majority of young adults. Food craving is closely associated with liking since the most commonly craved foods are highly palatable. 1 But craving is not synonymous with increased consumption. Foods are frequently eaten without being craved, and craved foods are not ...
Feb 16, 2013 · Food craving is an intense desire or urge to eat a certain food. It is under control of food-related cues, such as the sight, smell, and taste of one’s favorite food items. It is argued that when the ingestion of food is associated with a rewarding consequence then the incentive value of that particular food increases and its sensory attributes become signals for satisfaction. This ...
