title: Power of food moderates food craving, perceived control, and brain networks following a short-term post-absorptive state in older adults.
abstract: The Power of Food Scale (PFS) is a new measure that assesses the drive to consume highly palatable food in an obesogenic food environment. The data reported in this investigation evaluate whether the PFS moderates state cravings, control beliefs, and brain networks of older, obese adults following either a short-term post-absorptive state, in which participants were only allowed to consume water, or a short-term energy surfeit treatment condition, in which they consumed BOOST®. We found that the short-term post-absorptive condition, in which participants consumed water only, was associated with increases in state cravings for desired food, a reduction in participants' confidence related to the control of eating behavior, and shifts in brain networks that parallel what is observed with other addictive behaviors. Furthermore, individuals who scored high on the PFS were at an increased risk for experiencing these effects. Future research is needed to examine the eating behavior of persons who score high on the PFS and to develop interventions that directly target food cravings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Exercise Science and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7868, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA. rejeski@wfu.edu
authors.forename: W Jack
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Rejeski
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burdette
authors.forename: Marley
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Ashley R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Laurienti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001066:Appetite / Q000502:physiology; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004032:Diet / Q000523:psychology*; D004328:Drive; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D019518:Postprandial Period; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D013649:Taste; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water