Cognitive control of eating: The role of memory in appetite and weight gain

The objective of this study by Benau et al. (2021) was to summarize recent research on the effects of temporary, voluntary fasting on cognitive performance. The authors examined peer-reviewed publications published between August 2013 and January 2021 that looked at adult participants, measured cognitive performance using neutral stimuli, and contrasted subjects who were fasting with […]

It has been demonstrated that the “meal-recall effect” – which reduces snacking – occurs when one remembers a meal consumed a few hours earlier rather than the day before. In this study by Szypula, Ahern & Cheke (2020), the authors recruited and assessed participants’ (n = 77, mean age = 33.30 ± 14.98, mean BMI […]