Hetherington M M, MacDiarmid J I
Department of Psychology, University of Dundee, Scotland.
Appetite. 1993 Dec;21(3):233-46. doi: 10.1006/appe.1993.1042.
Definitions of chocolate addiction and its potential relationship to dieting and problem eating were investigated in 50 individuals who identified themselves as "chocoholics". Respondents were interviewed and completed a battery of questionnaires on food cravings, eating, weight, dieting and depression. On average this sample consumed about 12 (60-g) bars of chocolate per week and craved chocolate about six times per week. Cravings and amount consumed were not significantly related but amount consumed was significantly correlated with disinhibition (r = 0.3). Most (76%) respondents had definitions of chocolate addiction that centred on a lack of control around chocolate and regarded the "addictive" factor in chocolate as orosensory (i.e. taste, smell, texture). Unlike most others, dieters and secret eaters experienced negative affect following consumption of chocolate. Consumers who preferred to eat in secret reported a higher degree of aberrant eating. The extent to which the behaviour of "chocolate addicts" resembles that of eating disordered individuals and other addictions remains to be clarified.
对50名自认为是“巧克力成瘾者”的人进行了调查，以研究巧克力成瘾的定义及其与节食和饮食问题之间的潜在关系。对受访者进行了访谈，并让他们填写了一系列关于食物渴望、饮食、体重、节食和抑郁的问卷。该样本平均每周食用约12块（60克）巧克力，每周渴望巧克力约6次。渴望程度与食用量没有显著相关性，但食用量与去抑制显著相关（r = 0.3）。大多数（76%）受访者对巧克力成瘾的定义集中在对巧克力缺乏控制上，并将巧克力中的“成瘾”因素视为口感官因素（即味道、气味、质地）。与大多数人不同，节食者和秘密进食者在食用巧克力后会产生负面影响。喜欢秘密进食的消费者报告称异常饮食程度更高。“巧克力成瘾者”的行为与饮食失调者和其他成瘾行为的相似程度仍有待阐明。
