Craving is considered a key characteristic of diverse pathologies, but evidence suggests it may be a culture-bound construct. Almost 50% of American women crave chocolate specifically around the onset of menstruation. Research does not support popular accounts implicating physiological factors in menstrual chocolate craving etiology. We tested the novel hypothesis that greater menstrual craving...

Food choices represent conscious affirmation and expression of personal, group, ethnic or national identity. Due to its multidimensional role, food that we rely on sustenance is often politicised used as a tool create conflict amongst within diverse social groups. Assamese cuisine includes rich platter authentic varieties, limited the north-eastern region. Although consumption subjective experi...

Handling food cravings seems to play a major role in weight management. Many try to simply avoid cravings. However, avoidance based techniques like thought suppression can make attempts to deal with cravings more difficult. Recent research suggests that acceptance based techniques, such as defusion, may be a plausible alternative. The current study aimed to compare these two techniques. Partici...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by an intense fear of weight gain, dietary restriction resulting in a significant loss compared with what expected, and disturbance body image on psychological basis. Recently, cases AN associated food addiction (FA) were described almost all patients (69%), bringing controversial aspect to the restrictive subtype (AN-r) that, theory, even absence binge ea...

Objectives: To characterize a group of university students in social isolation regarding their eating behaviors and to investigate whether dieters have tendency engage binge-eating. Study Design: Cross-sectional study carried out during Brazil’s first months isolation. Methods: University filled the Eating Attitudes Test—EAT, Binge-eating Scale—BES, Hay questionnaire. In addition, current resea...

CONTEXT In order to understand how certain personality traits influence the relation between depression symptoms and craving for alcohol, trait self-consciousness (trait SC) was examined during a withdrawal and detoxification program. METHODS Craving (Obsessive and Compulsive Drinking Scale), depressive state (Beck Depression Inventory) and trait SC (Revised Self-Consciousness Scale) were ass...

food allergy is a common disorder especially in the first years of life. strict avoidance of the responsible food is the most effective therapeutic measure so far. but this continuous vigilance could be stressful for the patient and family and decreases their quality of life (qol). this survey was designed to evaluate the impact of ige-mediated food allergy on parental qol in iranian patients a...

conclusions four major dietary patterns were identified in the present studied population that can be used to provide tangible dietary advice for the elderly. results four major dietary patterns were identified in the studied population: 1) healthy pattern, characterized by a higher intake of vegetables, tomato and tomato sauce, vegetable oil, olive, and fruits; 2) unhealthy pattern, characteri...

The desire to consume breads, pastries, cakes, and pizza can at times seem overpowering, and indeed, some studies have compared sugar cravings with the need to consume addictive drugs. In one study, animals with repeated, intermittent access to a sugar solution developed behaviors and brain changes similar to the effects of some drugs of abuse. This study served as the first animal model of foo...