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      • Food cravings are believed to account for up to 11% of the variance in eating behavior and weight gain (1*) and are positively associated with BMI (2). Thus, food cravings have the potential to be a modifiable predictor of body weight.
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  1. Summary: Food cravings influence body weight. Food craving reductions are due to reductions in the frequency of consuming craved foods, independent of energy content, but further research is warranted. Most findings continue to support the conditioning model of food cravings.

  2. There were significant, positive associations of cravings for high fats, sweets, fast-food fats, and carbohydrates/starches on respective intake of those foods; however, there were no significant interaction effects observed between food cravings and BMI on the respective type of food intake.

    • Ariana Chao, Carlos M. Grilo, Marney A. White, Rajita Sinha
    • 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.06.003
    • 2014
    • 2014/08
  3. It is also possible that visual or olfactory food stimuli to provoke craving may be a more sensitive predictor of weight relative to self-report. The effects of food cravings on weight status may be subtle and take a longer duration of time to manifest.

  4. Aug 20, 2019 · Taken together, the present study investigates how food craving frequency, strength and variety, as well as food intake, are related to weight status.

    • A. Roefs, B. Boh, G. Spanakis, C. Nederkoorn, L. H. J. M. Lemmens, A. Jansen
    • 10.1111/jhn.12693
    • 2019
    • J Hum Nutr Diet. 2019 Dec; 32(6): 765-774.
  5. Hypocaloric dieting in combination with anti-obesity medications is currently the mainstay of medical weight management, but this approach does not take into account food cravings. Food cravings can be defined as a desire to eat a certain food in the absence of metabolic need (i.e., hunger).

  6. Jul 1, 2024 · Food cravings can significantly impact health by influencing dietary choices and overall eating patterns. Nutritional Imbalance: Foods with high sugar, fat, and salt content are among the most delicious but low in nutrients that are frequently consumed due to cravings.

  7. Feb 17, 2016 · Food craving is a driving force for overeating and obesity. However, the relationship between brain mechanisms involved in its regulation and weight status is still an open issue.

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