Brief guided imagery and body scanning interventions reduce food cravings

Hamilton, Jonathan; Fawson, Sophie; May, Jon; Andrade, Jackie; Kavanagh, David J.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2013.08.005

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“…The search yielded twenty-three studies (twenty-four papers) in overweight/obese subjects (11,13,14,16,(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43) and twenty-nine papers describing interventions in normal-weight subjects (15,18,34,(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55)(56)(57)(58)(59)(60)(61) .…”

Section: Results -Intervention Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Where do you go from here? (14,24,26,29,34,35,41,42) 3 (normal weight) 2 positive (34,55) 33 1 negative (54) Physiological risk factors ‡ 2 (overweight/obese) 2 positive (13,26) Glycaemic control 1 (overweight/obese diabetics) 1 neutral/mixed (14) Eating behaviours Binge eating 9 (overweight/obese) 9 positive (11,13,16,27,29,33,35,39,42) 100 4 (normal weight) 4 positive (45,49,60,61) 100 Emotional eating 10 (overweight/obese) 7 positive (11,25,30,31,33,35,39) 70 3 neutral/mixed (29,42,43) 1 (normal weight) 1 neutral/mixed (54) External eating 5 (overweight/obese) 4 positive (25,28,31,38) 80 1 neutral/mixed (42) 1 (normal weight) 1 positive (61) Cravings 1 (overweight/obese) 1 positive (24) 3 (normal weight) 3 neutral/mixed (46,…”

Section: Nutrition Research Reviewsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mindfulness was the most frequently cited basis in the studies among normal-weight subjects and was reported in eight papers which contained thirteen studies (34,46,51,53,(56)(57)(58)(59) . Three papers used mindful eating (15,48,50) and two intuitive eating (18,47) .…”

Section: Theoretical Basis Of the Interventions In Normal-weight Popumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cravings were measured in one study in an overweight/obese population (24) , which showed a positive response to a mindfulness-based intervention, and in three studies in normal-weight populations, all of which showed mixed/neutral results (46,56,58) . These studies were all laboratory-based studies and two of them were day-long studies only.…”

Section: Eating-related Behavioursmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Three of the studies in the overweight/obese populations were carried out among children (28,29,40) ; one of these studies had a sample size of more than 300 but the results of this study were not clearly described (40) . The majority of the studies (15) among normal-weight populations were performed with students (15,18,34,(46)(47)(48)(50)(51)(52)(53) .…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Intervention Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms

Warren¹,

2017

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The role of mindfulness, mindful eating and a newer concept of intuitive eating in modulating eating habits is an area of increasing interest. In this structured literature review, a summary of the current evidence is presented, together with details of interventions undertaken and the tools to measure outcomes. It is broad in scope given the emerging evidence base in this area. The review yielded sixty-eight publications: twenty-three interventions in obese/overweight populations; twenty-nine interventions in normal-weight populations; sixteen observational studies, three of which were carried out in overweight/obese populations. Mindfulness-based approaches appear most effective in addressing binge eating, emotional eating and eating in response to external cues. There is a lack of compelling evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness and mindful eating in weight management. Mindfulness-based approaches may prevent weight gain. Reduced food intake was seen in some of the studies in overweight and obese populations, but this was less apparent in the studies in normal-weight populations. The evidence base for intuitive eating is limited to date and further research is needed to examine its potential in altering eating behaviours. Mindfulness appears to work by an increased awareness of internal, rather than external, cues to eat. Mindfulness and mindful eating have the potential to address problematic eating behaviours and the challenges many face with controlling their food intake. Encouraging a mindful eating approach would seem to be a positive message to be included in general weight management advice to the public.

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Section: Results -Intervention Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Nutrition Research Reviewsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Basis Of the Interventions In Normal-weight Popumentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Eating-related Behavioursmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characteristics Of the Intervention Studiesmentioning

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A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms

Warren¹,

2017

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A Pilot Study on the Effects of Slow Paced Breathing on Current Food Craving

Meule

Kübler

2017

Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback

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Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-BF) involves slow paced breathing (approximately six breaths per minute), thereby maximizing low-frequent heart rate oscillations and baroreflex gain. Mounting evidence suggests that HRV-BF promotes symptom reductions in a variety of physical and mental disorders. It may also positively affect eating behavior by reducing food cravings. The aim of the current study was to investigate if slow paced breathing can be useful for attenuating momentary food craving. Female students performed paced breathing either at six breaths per minute (n = 32) or at nine breaths per minute (n = 33) while watching their favorite food on the computer screen. Current food craving decreased during a first resting period, increased during paced breathing, and decreased during a second resting period in both conditions. Although current hunger increased in both conditions during paced breathing as well, it remained elevated after the second resting period in the nine breaths condition only. Thus, breathing rate did not influence specific food craving, but slow paced breathing appeared to have a delayed influence on state hunger. Future avenues are suggested for the study of HRV-BF in the context of eating behavior.

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Immediate Effects of the Mindful Body Scan Practice on Risk-Taking Behavior

Upton

Renshaw

2018

Mindfulness

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Training in mindfulness has been shown to improve a variety of psychological disorders as well as physical conditions. Additionally, mindfulness training has been shown to reduce risk-taking behaviors following several weeks of training. Reducing risk-taking behaviors is of particular importance in regard to specific mental health problems, such as substance use and eating disorders. Many studies that examine the effects of mindfulness utilize training programs that are several weeks in duration. However, some evidence indicates that brief, single-use mindfulness practices can have substantial effects on changing emotion and cognition in laboratory settings. The present study examined the immediate effects of a brief, single-use mindful body scan practice on risk-taking behavior in a laboratory setting. Participants included 153 undergraduate students at a major university in the southern United States. The experimental design was a randomized trial using an active control group, which engaged in a mind-wandering exercise. Results indicated that there was no significant interaction of condition by time on scores from the state mindfulness measure or the risk-taking task, yet main effects of time were observed for both variables. Findings suggest that the brief mindful body scan practice did not differentially effect mindfulness or risk-taking compared to the mind-wandering control exercise. However, there was a small, significant correlation observed between change in state mindfulness and change in risk-taking for the full sample, suggesting a relationship between the variables of interest, albeit in the opposite direction as expected.Implications and limitations of the present study are discussed.

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Brief guided imagery and body scanning interventions reduce food cravings

Cited by 97 publications

References 34 publications

A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms

A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms

A Pilot Study on the Effects of Slow Paced Breathing on Current Food Craving

Immediate Effects of the Mindful Body Scan Practice on Risk-Taking Behavior

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