Mindfulness, mood, and food: The mediating role of positive affect

Hsu, Ti; Forestell, Catherine A.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2020.105001

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“…The distinction between positive, hopeful news and mere entertainment or momentary induction of pleasant mood is worth noting; research dating back to the 1940s shows that brief inductions of pleasant mood (vs. exposure to unpleasant odor) increase the ratings and social effectiveness of various political slogans [179]; since then, laboratory studies have supported the notion long held by salespersons and those in the "persuasion" business-brief positive mood induction (e.g., through funny, entertaining video excerpts) is associated with less attention to the quality of persuasive arguments and increased belief in claims [180]. We cannot use broad brushstrokes to interpret this research; brief mindfulness interventions are also known to induce positive mood [181], yet a brief mindfulness intervention is associated with insulation against misinformation [182], and preliminary research shows mindfulness may diminish the credibility of fake news and curb the spread of misinformation on social media [183,184]. Those scoring higher in mindfulness are less concerned with how many "likes" their social media posts rack up [185].…”

Section: Positive Social Contagionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Healing Anthropocene Syndrome: Planetary Health Requires Remediation of the Toxic Post-Truth Environment

Logan¹,

Berman

et al. 2021

Challenges

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The term “Anthropocene Syndrome” describes the wicked interrelated challenges of our time. These include, but are not limited to, unacceptable poverty (of both income and opportunity), grotesque biodiversity losses, climate change, environmental degradation, resource depletion, the global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), health inequalities, social injustices, the spread of ultra-processed foods, consumerism and incivility in tandem with a diminished emphasis on the greater potential of humankind, efforts toward unity, or the value of fulfilment and flourishing of all humankind. Planetary health is a concept that recognizes the interdependent vitality of all natural and anthropogenic ecosystems—social, political and otherwise; it blurs the artificial lines between health at scales of person, place and planet. Promoting planetary health requires addressing the underlying pathology of “Anthropocene Syndrome” and the deeper value systems and power dynamics that promote its various signs and symptoms. Here, we focus on misinformation as a toxin that maintains the syndromic status quo—rapid dissemination of falsehoods and dark conspiracies on social media, fake news, alternative facts and medical misinformation described by the World Health Organization as an “infodemic”. In the context of planetary health, we explore the historical antecedents of this “infodemic” and underscore an urgent need to remediate the misinformation mess. It is our contention that education (especially in early life) emphasizing mindfulness and understanding of the mechanisms by which propaganda is spread (and unhealthy products are marketed) is essential. We expand the discourse on positive social contagion and argue that empowerment through education can help lead to an information transformation with the aim of flourishing along every link in the person, place and planet continuum.

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Section: Positive Social Contagionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Healing Anthropocene Syndrome: Planetary Health Requires Remediation of the Toxic Post-Truth Environment

Logan¹,

Berman

et al. 2021

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“…The conditioning framework ( Greenwald et al, 2009 ) accounts for the effects of previous association between emotion and eating. That is, food consumption as an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is likely to induce an unconditioned response (UCR) such as mood recovery and emotional equilibrium ( Hsu and Forestell, 2021 ); over time, particular discrete emotions (e.g., anger) may have systematically paired with food consumption, engendering emotions to become conditioned stimuli (CS), inducing such conditioned responses as eating (CR; Vainik et al, 2019 ). According to relevant scholarship in the field, many emotional eaters are unable to distinguish between food craving inflicted by emotions and food craving inflicted by physiological hunger due to their cumulative conditioning experiences ( Altheimer and Urry, 2019 ).…”

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Effects of Game Situation-Dependent Emotions on Sport Spectators’ Food Craving

Chang

2021

Front. Psychol.

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This study sought to challenge prevalent accounts of emotional eating by exploring the effects of situation-dependent emotions on consumers’ food craving. Four specific game situations in the context of spectator sports, each corresponding to the four types of emotional coping (outcome-desire conflict, avoidance, fulfillment, and pursuit), were identified as follows: decisive victories, decisive losses, close victories, and close losses. By employing laboratory-based virtual reality spectatorship, Study 1 tested the causal effects of happiness (fulfillment), anger (conflict), sadness (conflict), fear (avoidance), and hope (pursuit) on food craving. Study 2 further designed fans’ previous association between emotions and eating as a moderating mechanism in the context of online sport viewership. The results of the two experiments supported the three theoretical principles of eating behavior, including the “food as fuel” principle of anger, the hedonic eating principle of happiness, and the self-regulation principle of hope. However, the results rejected the escape awareness principle of sadness and fear. The study concludes with a discussion of context-dependent emotional positioning and intervention strategies for marketers and policy makers.

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“…However, although, relative to a control group, the mindfulness exercise reduced state anxiety, it had no effect on energy intake. Finally, following a negative mood induction, Hsu and Forestell (2021) asked participants to either listen to a breath, sound and body mindfulness meditation or a recording of a news article. They then measured snack consumption over a period of 15 min but found no main effects of the mindfulness manipulation on energy intake.…”

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Mindful eating: what we know so far

Tapper

2022

Nutrition Bulletin

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Mindful eating is increasingly being used to try to promote healthy eating and weight management. However, the term refers to a diverse set of practices that could have quite different effects on behaviour. This narrative review provides a guide to the concept of mindful eating as well as a comprehensive overview of research in the area. This includes the ways in which mindful eating has been operationalised and measured as well as evidence for effects and potential mechanisms of action. The research reviewed suggests that multi‐component mindfulness‐based interventions may be beneficial for disordered eating and weight management, but it is unclear whether these benefits exceed those obtained by alternative treatments. Some studies suggest that specific mindful eating strategies may have immediate effects on eating, but more research is needed to reach any definitive conclusions. These studies also suggest that effects may vary depending on the characteristics of the individual and/or the specific eating context. As such, research may ultimately point towards a more personalised approach to the application of mindful eating in order to maximise benefits. Finally, mindful eating interventions for children represent a relatively new area of research and there is currently insufficient evidence to draw any firm conclusions about their value. To advance both our understanding and effective application of mindful eating, more experimental research with high levels of methodological rigour is needed as well as research that explores underpinning mechanisms of action.

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Mindfulness, mood, and food: The mediating role of positive affect

Cited by 18 publications

References 76 publications

Healing Anthropocene Syndrome: Planetary Health Requires Remediation of the Toxic Post-Truth Environment

Healing Anthropocene Syndrome: Planetary Health Requires Remediation of the Toxic Post-Truth Environment

Effects of Game Situation-Dependent Emotions on Sport Spectators’ Food Craving

Mindful eating: what we know so far

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