Food addiction: implications for the diagnosis and treatment of overeating

RC Adams, J Sedgmond, L Maizey, CD Chambers… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
With the obesity epidemic being largely attributed to overeating, much research has been
aimed at understanding the psychological causes of overeating and using this knowledge to …

What is trained during food go/no-go training? A review focusing on mechanisms and a research agenda

H Veling, NS Lawrence, Z Chen… - Current addiction …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review During food go/no-go training, people consistently withhold
responses toward no-go food items. We discuss how food go/no-go training may change …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive training as a potential treatment for overweight and obesity: A critical review of the evidence

A Jones, CA Hardman, N Lawrence, M Field - Appetite, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to critically evaluate the effectiveness and candidate mechanisms of
action of psychological interventions which aim to either (a) improve the capacity for self …

Targeting self-regulation to promote health behaviors in children

AL Miller, AN Gearhardt, EM Fredericks, B Katz… - Behaviour research and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Poor self-regulation (ie, inability to harness cognitive, emotional, motivational resources to
achieve goals) is hypothesized to contribute to unhealthy behaviors across the lifespan …

[HTML][HTML] How can food choice best be trained? Approach-avoidance versus go/no-go training

H Veling, IAM Verpaalen, H Liu, F Mosannenzadeh… - Appetite, 2021 - Elsevier
Behavior toward appetitive stimuli can be changed by motor response training procedures in
which participants approach or respond to some stimuli and avoid or inhibit behavior to …

Measurement of food-related approach–avoidance biases: Larger biases when food stimuli are task relevant

A Lender, A Meule, M Rinck, T Brockmeyer, J Blechert - Appetite, 2018 - Elsevier
Strong implicit responses to food have evolved to avoid energy depletion but contribute to
overeating in today's affluent environments. The Approach–Avoidance Task (AAT) …

[HTML][HTML] App-based food Go/No-Go training: User engagement and dietary intake in an opportunistic observational study

MB Aulbach, K Knittle, SB van Beurden, A Haukkala… - Appetite, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Food Go/No-Go training aims to alter implicit food biases by creating associations
between perceiving unhealthy foods and withholding a dominant response. Asking …

[HTML][HTML] Be more mindful: Targeting addictive responses by integrating mindfulness with cognitive bias modification or cue exposure interventions

JK Larsen, GJ Hollands, EL Garland… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review provides an overview of the most prominent neurocognitive effects of cognitive
bias modification (CBM), cue-exposure therapy and mindfulness interventions for targeting …

Test-retest reliability of a smartphone-based approach-avoidance task: Effects of retest period, stimulus type, and demographics

HG Zech, P Gable, WW van Dijk… - Behavior Research …, 2023 - Springer
The approach-avoidance task (AAT) is an implicit task that measures people's behavioral
tendencies to approach or avoid stimuli in the environment. In recent years, it has been used …

Cognitive and neuromodulation strategies for unhealthy eating and obesity: Systematic review and discussion of neurocognitive mechanisms

L Forcano, F Mata, R de la Torre… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
We systematically reviewed research on cognitive training and neuromodulation
interventions for reducing food craving/intake, unhealthy diet and weight, and discussed …