A review of food craving measures

Taylor, Maija B.

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2019.01.005

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“…However, these have yet received little attention in the literature. Comprehensive overviews of different food craving questionnaires are also provided elsewhere [118][119][120].…”

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Twenty Years of the Food Cravings Questionnaires: a Comprehensive Review

Meule

2020

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Purpose of Review The Food Cravings Questionnaires (FCQs; Cepeda-Benito, Gleaves, Williams, & Erath, 2000) are among the most widely used instruments for measuring food cravings. In addition to the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait (FCQ-T) and the Food Cravings Questionnaire-State (FCQ-S), several modified versions have been developed as well. For their 20th anniversary, this article provides a comprehensive description of the FCQs and reviews studies on their psychometric properties and correlates. Recent Findings The FCQs and their modified versions have excellent internal reliability. Expectedly, the FCQ-T (and its derivatives) has higher retest-reliability than the FCQ-S as the FCQ-S is sensitive to situational changes such as food deprivation and food intake. However, while the FCQ-T is largely unaffected by such momentary states, it is also sensitive to change during weight-loss treatments and other interventions. Factor structure of the FCQ-T and FCQ-S has only partially been replicated. Construct validity of the FCQs is supported by experimental and longitudinal studies that measured food craving and food consumption in the laboratory and with ecological momentary assessment. Summary Numerous studies support reliability and validity of the FCQs and their modified versions, yet findings about their factor structures are inconsistent. Thus, using total scores or the short versions of the FCQs may be preferable.

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“…However, these have yet received little attention in the literature. Comprehensive overviews of different food craving questionnaires are also provided elsewhere [118][119][120].…”

Section: Comparison With Other Food Craving Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Twenty Years of the Food Cravings Questionnaires: a Comprehensive Review

Meule

2020

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“…The FCI was chosen because it has been evaluated using individuals of both sexes, across relatively diverse ranges of age and BMI [50]. Additionally, it has good test-retest reliability for both the total score and subscales and its criterion validity has been demonstrated previously [51].…”

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The Relationship Between Food Craving, Appetite-Related Hormones and Clinical Parameters in Bipolar Disorder

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Obesity and weight gain in bipolar disorder (BD) have multifactorial underlying causes such as medication side effects, atypical depressive symptomatology, genetic variants, and disturbances in the neuro-endocrinal system. Therefore, we aim to explore the associations between food craving (FC), clinical parameters, psychotropic medication, and appetite-related hormones. In this cross-sectional investigation, 139 individuals with BD and 93 healthy controls (HC) completed the food craving inventory (FCI). In addition, blood samples (including leptin and acylated ghrelin) were analyzed and sociodemographic and anthropometric data were collected. Individuals with BD reported higher frequencies of total FC as well as craving for fat and fast food than HC. Additionally, we found a significant negative correlation between FC and ghrelin levels in BD. Smokers with BD reported significantly more craving for high fat foods than non-smokers. Age was significantly associated with FC independent of group. Individuals with BD taking olanzapine and quetiapine reported higher frequencies of craving for sweet food, while patients currently taking lithium reported less total FC compared to those without lithium therapy. Likewise, patients currently taking valproate reported less total FC and less craving for sweets than those not taking valproate. FC appears to be of clinical relevance in individuals with BD. Contrary to previous data, this does not seem to be a female phenomenon only and might encompass more than the specific craving for carbohydrates. Although due to the cross sectional design, causality cannot be determined, the association between depressive symptomatology and fast food craving warrants further research.

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“…Food Craving (FC) is characterized as the urge or impulsion for consuming a specific or unspecific type of food. 1 It mainly presents in obesity, 2 emotional eating, 3,4 binge-eating disorder and bulimia nervosa, 5,6 with multiple factors being involved in its development. Women report higher FC compared to men [7][8][9][10][11] which may be partially explained by differences in their endocrine system.…”

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“…Meule et al 28 created the FQC-T-r based on the longer Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait initially generated by Antonio Cepeda-Benito et al 29 The present questionnaire aims to identify the tendency for food consumption among a population with eating disorders. 1,30 The FCQ-T-r has been translated into and used in a variety of languages. Studies conducted among the Italian general population, 31 the USA 9 student population, and German 32 and English 33 populations have shown a high interval consistency and test-retest validity.…”

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confidence: 99%