The role of mindfulness, mindful eating and a newer concept of intuitive eating in modulating
eating habits is an area of increasing interest. In this structured literature review, a summary …

Objectives Traditional mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been applied
successfully across many populations. The time commitment for these programs is often a …

Introduction: Ten years after the publication of Elaborated Intrusion (EI) Theory, there is now
substantial research into its key predictions. The distinction between intrusive thoughts …

How does desire for food and drink arise in the human mind? We suggest that rewarding
simulations, which are based on previous experiences, play a key role. In other words …

Many individuals with obesity report over eating despite intentions to maintain or lose
weight. Two barriers to long-term weight loss are reward-driven eating, which is …

Mindfulness is increasingly being used for weight management. However, the strength of the
evidence for such an approach is unclear; although mindfulness-based weight management …

Mindfulness meditation has a long tradition of being used to manage cravings. This paper
reviews 30 experimental studies that have examined the effects of different types of …

Mental imagery refers to the experience of perception in the absence of external sensory
input. Deficits in the ability to generate mental imagery or to distinguish it from actual sensory …

Women in the United States experience an increase in food cravings at two specific times
during their life,(1) perimenstrually and (2) prenatally. The prevalence of excess gestational …

Objective: The present research examined the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention to
foster healthy eating. Specifically, we tested whether a brief mindfulness manipulation can …