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Food-related inhibitory control training reduces food liking but not snacking frequency or weight in a large healthy adult sample

Adams, Rachel C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8053-0671, Button, Kate S., Hickey, Laura, Morrison, Sophie, Smith, Audra, Bolus, William, Coombs, Emily, Randolph, Shannon, Hunt, Rebecca, Kim, Dina, Chambers, Christopher D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6058-4114 and Lawrence, Natalia S. 2021. Food-related inhibitory control training reduces food liking but not snacking frequency or weight in a large healthy adult sample. Appetite 167 , 105601. 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105601

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Abstract

Inhibitory control training has recently been used as an intervention to aid healthy eating and encourage weight loss. The aim of this pre-registered study was to explore the effects of training on food liking, food consumption and weight loss in a large (n = 366), predominantly healthy sample. Participants received four training sessions within a week, in which they had to inhibit their responses to either energy-dense foods (active group) or non-food images (control group). Subjective food ratings, food consumption frequency and weight were measured pre- and post-training. At two-weeks post-training, the active group reported a greater reduction in liking for energy-dense foods, compared to the control group. Active participants also reported a significantly greater increase in healthy food liking, immediately post-training, relative to the control group. There was no statistically significant difference between groups for the change in consumption of trained foods or for weight loss. These findings are partially consistent with previous research conducted in smaller, more overweight samples. Exploratory analyses suggest that some effects of training may be driven by awareness effects. Methodological differences across findings and avenues for future investigation are discussed.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Psychology
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC)
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0195-6663
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 19 July 2021
Date of Acceptance: 14 July 2021
Last Modified: 09 Nov 2023 18:46
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/142678

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