Pharmacological versus sensory factors in the satiation of chocolate craving.
This is the first experimental study directed at differentiating between physiological or sensory accounts of the satiation of nondrug cravings, using chocolate craving, the most common craving in North America. At the onset of craving, chocolate cravers consumed a chocolate bar, the caloric equivalent in "white chocolate" (containing none of the pharmacological components of chocolate), the pharmacological equivalent in cocoa capsules, placebo, and no treatment conditions had virtually no effect. White chocolate produced partial abatement, unchanged by the addition of all the pharmacological factors in cocoa. This result indicates no role for pharmacological effects in the satisfaction of chocolate craving. It also suggests a role for aroma independent of sweetness, texture, and calories.
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6196.
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D000328:Adult; D001066:Appetite / Q000187:drug effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects; D002099:Cacao; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012528:Satiety Response / Q000187:drug effects*; D012903:Smell / Q000187:drug effects; D013649:Taste / Q000187:drug effects; D013805:Theobromine / Q000494:pharmacology*
D010627:Phenethylamines; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; C029261:phenethylamine; D002110:Caffeine; D008274:Magnesium; D013805:Theobromine