The food craving experience: Thoughts, images and resistance as predictors of craving intensity and consumption

Schumacher, Sophie; Kemps, Eva; Tiggemann, Marika

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2018.11.018

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“…Our observations point to some overlap in the biological clock's influence over both (Fig. 1d ), yet specific triggers such as visual cues tend to exert a stronger pull on food cravings than on general appetite (Schumacher et al ., 2019 ), In conclusion, it is imperative to distinguish between food cravings and appetite in research, as both, while interconnected, are distinct phenomena with unique characteristics and triggers.…”

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Neuroimaging and neuroendocrine insights into food cravings and appetite interventions in obesity

Huang,

Wang,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Psychoradiology

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This article reviews the previous studies on the distinction between food cravings and appetite, and how they are regulated by hormones and reflected in brain activity. Based on existing research, food cravings are defined as individual preferences influenced by hormones and psychological factors, which differ from appetite, as they are not necessarily related to hunger or nutritional needs. The article also evaluates the neuroimaging findings about food cravings, and interventions to reduce food cravings, such as mindfulness training, alternative sweeteners, non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and imaginal retraining, and points out their advantages, disadvantages, and limitations. Furthermore, the article delves into the potential future directions in the field, emphasizing the need for a neuroendocrine perspective, considerations for associated psychiatric disorders, innovative clinical interventions, and emerging therapeutic frontiers in obesity management. The article outlines the neuro-endocrine basis of food cravings, including ghrelin, leptin, melanocortin, oxytocin, glucagon-like peptide-1, baclofen, and other hormones and their brain regions of action. The article argues that food cravings are an important target for obesity, and more research is needed to explore their complex characteristics and mechanisms, and how to effectively interact with their neuro-endocrine pathways. The article provides a new perspective and approach to the prevention and treatment of obesity.

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Neuroimaging and neuroendocrine insights into food cravings and appetite interventions in obesity

Huang,

Wang,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Psychoradiology

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“…The relationship between imagery elaboration and subjective appetite has been studied based upon the elaboration-intrusion (EI) theory of desire [31]. The study of Schumacher et al [32], which stated that craving triggers of the elaboration-intrusion theory (e.g., picturing myself having the food) were significantly positive in showing craving intensity. FFRs present an image of their product to capture their customers' attention [31].…”

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“…FFRs present an image of their product to capture their customers' attention [31]. The sensory stimuli (e.g., taste, look, and smell) are the primary thoughts of the customers while ordering the food that they want, which also become the basis for confirming accuracy after receiving the food [32]. Hence, we hypothesized the following: Hodes [29] stated that, in the context of learning instructions, imagery instructions appear to be effective in absorbing the information.…”

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Factors Influencing Repurchase Intention in Drive-Through Fast Food: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Prasetyo

Castillo

Salonga

et al. 2021

Foods

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The drive-through fast-food industry has been one of the fastest businesses growing over the past decades in developing countries, including the Philippines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors influencing costumers’ repurchase intention in a drive-through fast food in the Philippines by utilizing the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. A total of 305 Filipinos answered the online questionnaire, which contained 38 questions. The results of SEM indicated that subjective appetite (SA) was found to have a significant direct effect on menu options (MO). Consequently, MO was found to have significant direct effects on imagery elaboration (IE), vividness (VV), and convenience (CO), and an indirect effect on order accuracy (OA). Finally, SA, MO, IE, VV, OA, and CO were found to have significant effects on satisfaction (S), which subsequently led to loyalty (L) and repurchase intention (RI). Interestingly, MO was found to have the highest indirect effect on RI, indicating that MO is an important consideration for RI. This is the first comprehensive study evaluating drive-through fast food in the Philippines. The causal relationships of the present study can be applied and extended to evaluate the repurchase intention of drive-through fast food in other countries.

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“…However, several studies show that restrictive eaters experience more food cravings (FC). These act like a sort of "counterforce" that creates specific food desires and can be accompanied by a sense of urgency that makes the need for these food uncontrollable [11][12][13]. There is a hypothesis that FC mediate the link between restrictive diets and binge eating [14] which is reported as barriers to dietary adherence [15,16].…”

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Craving for carbs: food craving and disordered eating in low-carb dieters and its association with intermittent fasting

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Studies point to positive outcomes in a diet with reduction of carbohydrates and that the associated practice of intermittent fasting (IF) might increase weight loss. Although dieting might be related to disordered eating, little evidence is available about the role of restrictive carbohydrates diets on disordered eating. This study aimed to explore if doing low-carb (LC) diets was related to disordered eating and if IF would increase these symptoms. The sample comprised university students ( n = 682), with a mean age of 22 years old and average BMI of 23.6 kg/m 2 ( SD = 4.3). Twenty-seven percent ( n = 188) of respondents reported doing LC diet in the last three months. Of those, 31% ( n = 58) reported doing LC diet combined with periods of IF. Mean scores were compared using parametric tests, and effects size and correlations between variables were calculated. Dieters showed higher levels of binge eating, food cravings, cognitive restraint, cognitive restraint toward carbohydrates when compared to non-dieters. The association of LC and IF was related to an increase in disordered eating, especially binge eating and food cravings, specifically ‘Lack of control’, ‘Thoughts or preoccupation with food,’ and ‘Guilt from cravings and/or for giving in to them’. These results provide evidence that restrictive carbohydrate diets and IF may increase cognitive restraint and, consequently, food cravings. Level III : Evidence obtained from cohort or case-control analytic studies.

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The food craving experience: Thoughts, images and resistance as predictors of craving intensity and consumption

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Neuroimaging and neuroendocrine insights into food cravings and appetite interventions in obesity

Neuroimaging and neuroendocrine insights into food cravings and appetite interventions in obesity

Factors Influencing Repurchase Intention in Drive-Through Fast Food: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Craving for carbs: food craving and disordered eating in low-carb dieters and its association with intermittent fasting

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