The CNP Diet and Behavior Research Category consolidates research exploring the interconnected relationship between dietary intake and behavior in the adult population. To view each original study on the open internet, click “Original.” To view the CNP-written abstract summary, click “CNP Summary.” While only some of the CNP-written abstract summaries are available below for free, all abstract summaries are available to CNP members through the CNP Library Membership.
Debate remains on whether interventions focusing on emotion-driven impulsiveness or psychosocial well-being are more effective at reducing unhealthy eating choices. Do et al. (2024) sought to examine the (separate) causal effects of emotion-driven impulsiveness and psychosocial well-being on the inclination for sweet and fat-rich foods in a population of European teenagers. The authors collected self-reported data on fat inclination (range: 0 to 72.6), sweet inclination (score range: 0 to 68.4), psychosocial well-being using the KINDLR Questionnaire, and emotion-driven eagerness using the UPPS-P negative urgency subscale, from a sample of 2065 participants in the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort (mean age: 13.4 years). Moreover, the authors investigated the potential presence of an indirect relationship between psychological well-being and the tendency to be inclined towards fats and sweets, which would be facilitated through emotion-driven impulsiveness. The authors noted that, in the hypothetical scenario where all adolescents possessed high levels of psychosocial well-being relative to poor ones, an average reduction in the inclination for sweet consumption would be observed, in addition to a more modest degree of reduction in the inclination for fats. Likewise, average fat and sweet inclination would decrease if all teenagers had higher levels of emotion-driven impulsiveness than low levels, as seen through the indirect effect of psychosocial well-being via emotion-driven impulsiveness for average sweet and fat inclination. The authors conclude that, regarding their research inquiry, an intervention aimed at emotion-driven impulsiveness would be somewhat more successful in lowering teenagers' inclination toward sweets and fat than those targeting psychosocial well-being.
The effect of retail food environment interventions on dietary behavior in postsecondary education settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Increased self-regulation of eating behavior is associated with reduced generalized anxiety disorder in Saudi Arabia
Omega-3 supplementation reduces aggressive behavior: A meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials
Eating Behaviors and Adiposity Indicators – Observations from the 2016/17 Examination of the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg
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The mediating effect of health behaviors on the association between job strain and mental health outcome: a national survey of police officers
One avocado per day as part of usual intake improves diet quality: Exploratory results from a randomized controlled trial
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Exposure to models’ negative facial expressions whilst eating a vegetable decreases women’s liking of the modelled vegetable, but not their desire to eat
The role of psychosocial well-being and emotion-driven impulsiveness in food choices of European adolescents
Breakfast skipping and timing of lunch and dinner: Relationship with BMI and obesity