ReviewAppetite2016
Managing temptation in obesity treatment: A neurobehavioral model of intervention strategies.
Review in Appetite, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06280339 (Comparison of Coping Strategies to Reduce Food Cravings During Dietary Weight Loss), which is not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Comparison of Coping Strategies to Reduce Food Cravings During Dietary Weight Loss
Who cites it
52 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Component Network Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of ecological momentary assessment studies of appetite and affect in the experience of temptations and lapses during weight loss dieting.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023Pooled it
- Executive Functions in Predicting Weight Loss and Obesity Indicators: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- A brief bout of moderate intensity physical activity improves preadolescent children's behavioral inhibition but does not change their energy intake.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Trial
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- Evaluating environmental and inhibitory control strategies to improve outcomes in a widely available weight loss program.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Trial
- BestFIT Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial Results: A SMART Approach to Developing Individualized Weight Loss Treatment Sequences.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Trial
- Making large changes or small changes to prevent weight gain in young adulthood: which is preferred and by whom?Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Which strategies to manage problem foods were related to weight loss in a randomized clinical trial?Appetite · 2020Trial
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- Executive Functioning as a Predictor of Weight Loss and Physical Activity Outcomes.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2019Trial
- Diet Quality for Sodium and Vegetables Mediate Effects of Whole Food Diets on 8-Week Changes in Stress Load.Nutrients · 2018Trial
- Neurobehavioral correlates of obesity are largely heritable.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Trial
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- Efficacy of environmental and acceptance-based enhancements to behavioral weight loss treatment: The ENACT trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2017Trial
- A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Test of a Behavioral Intervention to Improve Adherence to Dietary Recommendations for Cancer Prevention.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterTrial
- Fast-Food Consumption Frequency, Food-Choice Motivations, and Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Young Football Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Can non-pharmacological strategies in cancer patients support perceived appetite? A scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Rationale and design of the Response to Behavioral Obesity Treatment (REBOOT) study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Weight loss increases circadian gene expression and emotional well-being in individuals with obesity.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
Weight loss outcomes in lifestyle interventions for obesity are primarily a function of sustained adherence to a reduced-energy diet, and most lapses in diet adherence are precipitated by temptation from palatable food. The high nonresponse and relapse rates of lifestyle interventions suggest that current temptation management approaches may be insufficient for most participants. In this conceptual review, we discuss three neurobehavioral processes (attentional bias, temporal discounting, and the cold-hot empathy gap) that emerge during temptation and contribute to lapses in diet adherence. Characterizing the neurobehavioral profile of temptation highlights an important distinction between temptation resistance strategies aimed at overcoming temptation while it is experienced, and temptation prevention strategies that seek to avoid or minimize exposure to tempting stimuli. Many temptation resistance and temptation prevention strategies heavily rely on executive functions mediated by prefrontal systems that are prone to disruption by common occurrences such as stress, insufficient sleep, and even exposure to tempting stimuli. In contrast, commitment strategies are a set of devices that enable individuals to manage temptation by constraining their future choices, without placing heavy demands on executive functions. These concepts are synthesized in a conceptual model that categorizes temptation management approaches based on their intended effects on reward processing and degree of reliance on executive functions. We conclude by discussing the implications of our model for strengthening temptation management approaches in future lifestyle interventions, tailoring these approaches based on key individual difference variables, and suggesting high-priority topics for future research.
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