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Restrained eaters consume more food only if they are impulsive and male
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posted on 2014-12-01, 00:00 authored by Jesse Greenwood, Jaclyn BroadbentJaclyn Broadbent, Matthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczMatthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczThis study utilised the preload paradigm to evaluate whether dietary restraint, impulsivity, or their interaction significantly predicts heightened food consumption among male and/or female participants. Following a high calorie preload, 79 participants aged 18 to 40 (53 females and 26 males) completed a deceptive taste test and questionnaires measuring restraint and impulsivity levels. A series of hierarchical regressions were run, controlling for self-rated hunger levels. A significant negative association between level of restraint and food consumption post-preload was found for males, but this relationship was not significant for female participants. The hypothesis that impulsivity would directly predict heightened food consumption was not supported for either gender. However, impulsivity was found to significantly moderate the relationship between restraint and food intake in the male sample, but not the female, providing partial support for this hypothesis. Potential reasons for this gender-specific interaction effect of impulsivity and restraint for food consumption are discussed. More broadly, present findings highlight the need for further consideration of the role of impulsivity in undermining food intake of restrained eaters. Future research should also consider how preload effects may differ across gender.
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Eating behaviorsVolume
15Issue
4Pagination
582 - 585Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsISSN
1471-0153eISSN
1873-7358Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, ElsevierUsage metrics
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