The psychology of food craving

Related Studies

Childhood maltreatment and longitudinal trajectories of disordered eating behaviors: Sociodemographic moderators and behavior-specific sensitivity analyses

Disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) are a serious public health concern, and childhood maltreatment has been identified as a possible contributing factor. However, little is known about how such early life adversity impacts the development of DEBs from adolescence into adulthood over time. This study by Modjarrad et al. (2025) explores the relationship between childhood maltreatment […]

Scheduled meals and scheduled palatable snacks synchronize circadian rhythms: Consequences for ingestive behavior

This 2011 review explains the phenomenon that is entrainment by food and specifically by palatable snacks. Escobar et al. (2011) say the signals transmitted by the biological clock, that normally adjusts to the daily light/dark (LD) alternation, can be influenced and overridden by food. There usually exists a correct coordination between the light/dark transition and […]