Bibliotherapy and food cravings control

► Self-help Manual could be an useful resource to reduce food cravings. ► Intentions had paradoxical effects on food thoughts suppression. ► Grazing was reported as main cause of weight gain. The use of self-help manuals or bibliotherapy could be an effective resource to treat obesity, but their eff...

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Published in:Appetite 2013-06, Vol.65, p.90-95
Main Authors: Rodríguez-Martín, Boris C., Gómez-Quintana, Anisleidy, Díaz-Martínez, Glendy, Molerio-Pérez, Osana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
adults
Affect
Appetite
Bibliotherapy
Body Mass Index
craving
Emotions
Feeding Behavior
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Food cravings
Food thoughts suppression
foods
Guilt
Health Behavior
Humans
Intention
Intrusive thoughts
Male
Mental Processes
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - etiology
Obesity - psychology
Obesity - therapy
Treatment Outcome
Weight Gain
Young Adult
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Summary:► Self-help Manual could be an useful resource to reduce food cravings. ► Intentions had paradoxical effects on food thoughts suppression. ► Grazing was reported as main cause of weight gain. The use of self-help manuals or bibliotherapy could be an effective resource to treat obesity, but their effects on the elaborative processes of food cravings remain unclear. The present study examined whether bibliotherapy can effectively reduce food cravings in an overweight and obese adult population. 80 participants were randomly allocated either to the Self-help Manual group or the Intention-control group. They had to apply each resource over a period of 3months whenever they felt a craving arise. During the baseline period most of the participants reported grazing as the main cause of their weight gain. Compared to baseline, the results of the third month of the follow-up revealed that intentions had paradoxical effects on food thought suppression, preoccupation with food, negative affect and guilty feelings; but the Self-help Manual promoted positive changes on the food cravings trait and its dimensions, food thoughts suppression, emotional and behavioural reactions to intrusions and BMI. These findings suggest that the Self-help Manual could be useful in reducing food cravings.
ISSN:0195-6663
1095-8304
DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2013.02.006