Using virtual reality to study food cravings

Appetite

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 396-402

  Ledoux, Tracey ^a   Nguyen, Anthony S ^a   Bakos Block, Christine ^a   Bordnick, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cue induced reactivity; Food cravings; Food cues; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD CRAVING; FOOD CRAVING QUESTIONNAIRE STATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVATION; SELF REPORT; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CUE INDUCED REACTIVITY; FOOD CRAVINGS; FOOD CUES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUES; DIET RECORDS; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885232216     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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