title: Non-food odorants reduce chocolate cravings.
abstract: The present study compared the relative effectiveness of simple, commercially available food and non-food olfactory tasks on chocolate craving reduction. Chocolate cravings were induced by a series of coloured photographs and 67 undergraduate women were asked to smell one of three odours (green apple, jasmine, or water). The non-food odorant (jasmine) significantly reduced chocolate cravings relative to both the food and control odorants. Thus simple non-food odorants offer potential scope as a technique for curbing unwanted food cravings.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia. Eva.Kemps@flinders.edu.au
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kemps
authors.forename: Marika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tiggemann
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bettany
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001066:Appetite / Q000187:drug effects*; D002099:Cacao; D004032:Diet / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D031660:Jasminum; D027845:Malus; D009812:Odorants; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012903:Smell; D013334:Students; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014796:Visual Perception; D014867:Water; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations; D014867:Water