Carbohydrate craving: A double-blind, placebo-controlled test of the self-medication hypothesis

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 447-454

  Corsica, Joyce A ^a   Spring, Bonnie J ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate craving; Obesity; Self administration; Self medication

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; PLACEBO; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE CRAVING SYNDROME; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPHORIA; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MOOD; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; SELF MEDICATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BEVERAGES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; OVERWEIGHT; SELF ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54549116914     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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