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- Research has found that imagery techniques such as body scanning and guided imagery can reduce the occurrence of food thoughts. This study tested the prediction that these techniques also reduce craving.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666313003619Brief guided imagery and body scanning interventions reduce ...
Dec 1, 2013 · During the experimental period, body scanning and guided imagery reduced concurrent thoughts about snack foods, relative to 10-min baseline and post-task periods, but the control instructions did not. However, there were no condition by time effects on single-item ratings of craving for snack foods that were taken at the end of each period.
- Jonathan Hamilton, Sophie Fawson, John May, Jackie Andrade, David J. Kavanagh
- 2013
Oct 30, 2024 · A 16-minute body scan meditation reduced negative emotions and food cravings in emotional eaters, independent of psychological traits. This suggests mindfulness techniques may effectively manage cravings and emotions, potentially benefiting emotional eating interventions.
Jan 13, 2024 · The primary objective was to explore the effects of a body scan meditation, a form of mindfulness practice, on reducing negative affect and food cravings in emotional eaters. We also examined if rumination, perceived body boundaries, and spatial frames of reference mediated this effect.
97 of 10 mins of Body Scanning instructions on thoughts and craving for snack foods by. 98 students who were attempting to reduce consumption of snack foods and had not eaten for. 99 2 hours. Effects were compared with those from Guided Imagery and Control (mind.
Research has found that imagery techniques such as body scanning and guided imagery can reduce the occurrence of food thoughts. This study tested the prediction that these techniques also reduce craving.
- Jonathan Hamilton, Sophie Fawson, John May, Jackie Andrade, David J. Kavanagh
- 2013
Food-related thoughts that capture attention can lead to craving and further intrusive thoughts (Kavanagh, Andrade, & May, 2005). We tested whether diverting attention to mental images or bodily sensations would reduce the incidence of intrusive thoughts about snack foods.
The current study aimed to investigate the efects and associated mediators and moderators of one such mindfulness practice, namely the body scan meditation, on negative afect and food cravings, two central components of emotional eating.
