title: Acute effects of brisk walking on sugary snack cravings in overweight people, affect and responses to a manipulated stress situation and to a sugary snack cue: a crossover study.
abstract: Research has shown that acute exercise reduces urges for chocolate in normal weight people. This study aimed to examine the effects of an acute exercise bout on urges to consume sugary snacks, affect as well as 'psychological and physiological responses' to stress and a 'sugary snack cue', in overweight individuals. Following 3 days of chocolate-abstinence, 47 overweight, sugary snack consumers were assessed, in 2 randomly ordered conditions, in a within-subject design: 15-min brisk walk or passive control. Following each, participants completed 2 tasks: Stroop color-word interference task, and handling sugary snacks. Urges for sugary snacks, affective activation and valence were assessed. ANOVAs revealed significant condition x time interaction effects for: urges to consume sugary snacks, affective valence and activation. Obtained data show that exercise reduces urges for sugary snacks and attenuates urges in response to the stress situation and the cue in overweight people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Larissa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ledochowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruedl
authors.affiliation: Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine & Dentistry, Room N32, ITTC Building, Tamar Science Park, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BX, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Adrian H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Fürstenweg 185, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kopp
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D002099:Cacao; D002182:Candy; D066249:Craving; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D062410:Snacks; D016138:Walking