Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
Appetite. 2011 Apr;56(2):345-9. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.12.017. Epub 2010 Dec 24.
When inhibitory control is lacking, people are more prone to indulge in high calorie food. This research examined whether training to inhibit food-related responses renders one less susceptible to temptations of high calorie food. Trait chocolate lovers were divided into three conditions: participants either consistently inhibited responding to chocolate stimuli (chocolate/no-go condition), consistently responded to chocolate stimuli (chocolate/go condition), or responded to chocolate stimuli only during half the trials (control condition). Chocolate consumption was measured following the manipulation with a taste test. Chocolate consumption did not differ between the control condition and the chocolate/go condition, and increased as a function of dietary restraint in both conditions. In the chocolate/no-go condition, however, chocolate consumption was significantly reduced, and higher levels of dietary restraint were associated with decreased chocolate intake. These findings demonstrate that repeatedly practicing inhibitory control over food-related responses can help people regain control over the consumption of high calorie food.
当抑制控制不足时，人们更容易沉迷于高热量食物。本研究旨在探究抑制与食物相关的反应的训练是否会降低人们对高热量食物的诱惑的敏感性。特质巧克力爱好者被分为三组：参与者要么始终抑制对巧克力刺激的反应（巧克力-禁止条件），要么始终对巧克力刺激做出反应（巧克力-允许条件），要么仅在一半试验中对巧克力刺激做出反应（对照条件）。在操纵后，通过味觉测试测量巧克力的消耗量。在对照条件和巧克力-允许条件下，巧克力的消耗量没有差异，并且在两种条件下，随着饮食限制的增加而增加。然而，在巧克力-禁止条件下，巧克力的消耗量明显减少，较高的饮食限制与减少巧克力摄入量相关。这些发现表明，反复练习对食物相关反应的抑制控制可以帮助人们重新控制对高热量食物的消费。
