Trial reportHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2016
Hedonic hunger prospectively predicts onset and maintenance of loss of control eating among college women.
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- The role of premenstrual syndrome in hedonic hunger and food craving during the menstrual cycle.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Task-Evoked Neural Activity During Reward Anticipation and Inhibitory Control in Preadolescent Binge Eating Disorder.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence of anhedonia, anxiety, and their impact on food consumption among postgraduate Qassim University students.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The relationship of hedonic hunger with food addiction and obesity in university students.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Associations Between Food Addiction and Substance-Use Disorders: A Critical Overview of their Overlapping Patterns of Consumption.Current addiction reports · 2022Review
- Eating expectancies and hedonic hunger among individuals with bulimia-spectrum eating disorders who plan binge-eating episodes.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Gut hormones, adipokines, and pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines/markers in loss of control eating: A scoping review.Appetite · 2021Article
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- Contribution of Hedonic Hunger and Binge Eating to Childhood Obesity.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2021Article
- Validation of the Turkish version of the power of food scale in adult population.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Associations between hedonic hunger and BMI during a two-year behavioural weight loss trial.PloS one · 2021Article
- Longitudinal Prospective Association between Hedonic Hunger and Unhealthy Food and Drink Intake in Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The behavioral pathway model to overweight and obesity: coping strategies, eating behaviors and body mass index.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe subjective feeling of loss of control (LOC) over eating is common among eating-disordered individuals and has predicted weight gain in past research. Restrained eating and negative affect are risk factors for binge eating (which involves LOC), but intense feelings of pleasure derived from palatable foods might also predict the emergence or intensification of LOC eating. The Power of Food Scale (PFS) assesses preoccupation with the pleasure derived from palatable food.
methodThe current sample (n = 294) comprised female college freshmen at risk for weight gain. LOC was assessed using an abbreviated version of the Eating Disorders Examination interview. LOC was assessed at baseline and at 6-week and 12- and 24-month follow-ups.
resultsAmong those exhibiting LOC eating at baseline (and controlling for baseline depression, restrained eating, and body image dissatisfaction), those scoring higher on the PFS at baseline showed a smaller reduction in LOC frequency over time relative to those scoring lower. Using the same covariates, the PFS predicted the first emergence of LOC over 2 years among those showing no LOC at baseline.
conclusionsThese results suggest that powerful hedonic attraction to palatable foods may represent a risk factor for the maintenance of LOC in those initially experiencing it and the emergence of LOC eating in those who are not. An enhanced ability to identify individuals at increased risk of developing or maintaining LOC eating could be useful in prevention programs.
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