Observations on human behavior in experimental semistarvation and rehabilitation

Franklin, Joseph C.; Schiele, Burtrum C.; Brožek, Josef; Keys, Ancel

doi:10.1002/1097-4679(194801)4:1<28::aid-jclp2270040103>3.0.co;2-f

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“…Improving body image was probably not a goal among the semistarved men, at least not before semi-starvation. Later, however, many men did begin to voice concerns about flabbiness and fat accumulation (Franklin et al, 1948), but only during the refeeding rehabilitation period. The correlational nature of our data, of course, does not rule out the possibility that low self-esteem predisposes one to dieting behavior (Heatherton & Polivy, 1992).…”

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“…At the start of refeeding, many men binged beyond satiety, stopping only when physically ill. Many craved sweets, played with their food, made strange concoctions to make food appear to last longer and add variety, and became preoccupied with ensuing weight gain (Franklin, Schiele, Brozek, & Keys, 1948). After 13 weeks of refeeding, only three of the 26 men considered their eating habits to be normal.…”

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Relation of Dieting in College and High School Students to Symptoms Associated with Semi-starvation

Hagan

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Moss

2000

J Health Psychol

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Dieting and concern with weight were found to be associated with psychological and neurological symptoms observed in cases of severe semi-starvation. College students of both sexes (n 292) and high school females (n121) rated themselves on dietary restraint and psychological and physical symptoms that were prevalent in men after 24 weeks in the Minnesota semi-starvation experiment of 1944-5. Apprehension, irritability, and moodiness were associated with a high concern with restraint. Blank spells, hunger pain, concern for health, and social withdrawal were associated with a history of restraint. Depression, lower self-esteem, eating behavior patterns, apathy, and decreased motivation were associated with both restraint parameters. Our results suggest that normal dieting may be more closely related to psychological and health risks associated with chronic semi-starvation than is commonly believed.

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Relation of Dieting in College and High School Students to Symptoms Associated with Semi-starvation

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Moss

2000

J Health Psychol

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“…We propose to use the term "semistarvation neurosis" to refer to those changes produced by the experimental regimen and reduced during the course of the nutritional rehabilitation which were common to all the subjects and have a parallel in natural starvation (5,14,18). These changes were described in detail elsewhere (8). In addition to the commonly occurring reactions some of the subjects developed unusual or severe personality and neurologic disturbances.…”

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"Experimental Neurosis" Resulting from Semistarvation in Man

Schiele

Brožek

1948

Psychosomatic Medicine

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“…The effects are consistent across routes of administration and across species including humans. Food-deprived men consume increased amounts of coffee and tobacco products (Franklin et al 1948) and chew more coca leaves (Hanna and Hornick 1977); and, bulimic women, who are characterized by frequent bouts of self-starvation, show increased rates of alcoholism and substance abuse (Krahn 1991).…”

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Food-deprivation increases cocaine-induced conditioned place preference and locomotor activity in rats

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Psychopharmacology

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Food-deprivation increases the reinforcing efficacy of cocaine and other drugs within self-administration experiments. In this study, the effects of food-deprivation on cocaine-induced conditioned place preference were investigated. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to one of two feeding conditions: satiated (with ad libitum food) or deprived (maintained at 80% of free-feeding body weights). During conditioning trials, on alternate days, rats received IP injections of cocaine (0.0, 2.5, 5.0, or 10.0 mg/kg; n = 12 per dose group) and were confined for 30 min in one of two distinct environments. On intervening days, the same rats were injected with saline and confined for 30 min in the opposite environment. After four cocaine and four saline trails, a 15-min choice test (with no injections) was given. During this time, the rats were able to move freely through a passageway between both environments. Relative to the food-satiated rats, the food-deprived rats showed a greater conditioned preference for the cocaine-paired environment during the choice test, greater cocaine-induced locomotor activity during conditioning trials, and a greater degree of sensitization to the activating effects of cocaine across conditioning trials. This study extends the general findings of food deprivation-induced increases in the reinforcing efficacy of cocaine to include the conditioned place preference paradigm.

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Observations on human behavior in experimental semistarvation and rehabilitation

Cited by 170 publications

References 5 publications

Relation of Dieting in College and High School Students to Symptoms Associated with Semi-starvation

Relation of Dieting in College and High School Students to Symptoms Associated with Semi-starvation

"Experimental Neurosis" Resulting from Semistarvation in Man

Food-deprivation increases cocaine-induced conditioned place preference and locomotor activity in rats

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