Which comes first in food–mood relationships, foods or moods?

College students (n=44) completed seven-day records of foods and moods. Nutritionist™ software measured daily nutrition scores including calories, carbohydrates, saturated fat, and sodium. Hierarchical stepwise multiple regression (controlling for gender, restrained eating) revealed that nutrition s...

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Published in:Appetite 2012-04, Vol.58 (2), p.771-775
Main Author: Hendy, Helen M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affect
carbohydrates
college students
computer software
Diet - psychology
Dietary Carbohydrates - administration & dosage
Dietary Fats - administration & dosage
Eating - psychology
Emotional eating
emotions
Energy Intake
Female
Food
Food and mood
food records
foods
gender
Humans
ingestion
Male
Restrained eating
saturated fatty acids
Sex Factors
sodium
Sodium, Dietary - administration & dosage
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Summary:College students (n=44) completed seven-day records of foods and moods. Nutritionist™ software measured daily nutrition scores including calories, carbohydrates, saturated fat, and sodium. Hierarchical stepwise multiple regression (controlling for gender, restrained eating) revealed that nutrition scores were more consistently associated with negative moods than positive moods, and with moods across a two-day span rather than a one-day span as typically studied in past research. The more calories, saturated fat, and sodium consumed by the students, the more negative mood they reported 2days later. Results suggest that foods come first in the temporal sequence of food–mood relationships.
ISSN:0195-6663
1095-8304
DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2011.11.014