| How chocolate keeps you slim. The effect of food temptations on weight watching goal importance, intentions, and eating behavior. | |
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PMID: 19666065 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In the Western rich food environment, people are constantly confronted with palatable but unhealthy food products. For those who would like to watch their weight, the appeal of immediate satisfaction is in conflict with their long-term weight watching goal, constituting a classic self-control dilemma. The current studies were designed to test the effect of food temptations on self-regulation mechanisms. Hypotheses were based on counteractive control theory stating that temptations trigger goal-directed behavior, thereby forming an adaptive self-regulation mechanism. Two experimental studies showed that exposure to food temptations, compared to a control condition, yielded enhanced goal importance (Study 1), goal intentions, and goal-directed behavior (i.e., healthy eating; Study 2). It is concluded that confrontation with temptations is not always undermining self-control and may even be beneficial for long-term goal pursuit. |
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Authors:
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Floor M Kroese; Catharine Evers; Denise T D De Ridder |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-08-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Appetite Volume: 53 ISSN: 1095-8304 ISO Abbreviation: Appetite Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-27 Completed Date: 2010-02-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8006808 Medline TA: Appetite Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 430-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Utrecht University, The Netherlands. F.M.Kroese@uu.nl |
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Adult Body Mass Index Cacao* Feeding Behavior / psychology* Female Goals* Humans Impulsive Behavior / psychology Visual Perception Weight Loss* |
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