A brief mindfulness intervention reduces unhealthy eating when hungry, but not the portion size effect

Appetite

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 40-45

  Marchiori, David ^a   Papies, Esther K ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body scan mediation; Hunger; Internal and external cues of eating; Intervention; Mindfulness; Portion size effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BOOK; CACAO; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; EXERCISE; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUNGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERNUTRITION; PORTION SIZE; UNHEALTHY EATING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BODY SCAN MEDIATION; HUNGER; INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUES OF EATING; INTERVENTION; MINDFULNESS; PORTION SIZE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; BODY MASS INDEX; CUES; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGER; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MINDFULNESS; PORTION SIZE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SNACKS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892654107     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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