Unintentional eating. What determines goal-incongruent chocolate consumption?
Appetite
; 54(2): 422-5, 2010 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20100530
ABSTRACT
Overeating can be automatically triggered by the presence of palatable food. When presented with an opportunity to consume unlimited chocolate under the guise of a consumer study, chocolate consumption in individuals (n=62) with healthy dietary intentions could be predicted from a psychological measure of cognitive inhibition. Individuals who were less able to suppress goal-incongruent responses in an established inhibitory task (a) ate more chocolate and (b) had a higher body mass index than others suggesting that these individuals were less able to exert dietary control in the presence of palatable but intention-incongruent foods.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cacao
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Candy
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Intention
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Eating
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Feeding Behavior
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Inhibition, Psychological
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
2010
Type:
Article