Prior research has suggested that obesity/overweight may be associated with deficits in
executive function. If true, this has important clinical implications. In this review, we …

Objective: To discuss healthy diet from a psychological perspective by considering
definitions of healthy diet in terms of consumer understanding; the health effects of specific …

Aging has been assumed to go along with deficient inhibitory processes in cognitive
performance. According to this inhibition deficit hypothesis, older adults are less able to …

In order to pursue the long-term goal of losing weight, a dieter needs to resist the urge to eat
appealing, tasty foods. Beside sufficient motivation to resist these foods, dieters also need …

Objectives: Inhibitory control training has been hypothesised as a technique that will
improve an individual's ability to overrule impulsive reactions in order to regulate behaviour …

Physically active lifestyles and other health-enhancing behaviors play an important role in
preserving executive function into old age. Conversely, emerging research suggests that …

Cues associated with tasty foods, such as their smell or taste, are strong motivators of eating,
but the power of food cues on behaviour varies from moment to moment and from person to …

The worldwide increase in obesity has spurred numerous efforts to understand the
regulation of eating behaviours and underlying brain mechanisms. These mechanisms can …

Self-control is assessed using a remarkable array of measures. In a series of five data-sets
(overall N= 2,641) and a mini meta-analysis, we explored the association between …

Objective. Palatable food, such as sweets, contains properties that automatically trigger the
impulse to consume it even when people have goals or intentions to refrain from consuming …