Control yourself or just eat what you like? Weight gain over a year is predicted by an interactive effect of response inhibition and implicit preference for snack foods.

@article{Nederkoorn2010ControlYO,
  title={Control yourself or just eat what you like? Weight gain over a year is predicted by an interactive effect of response inhibition and implicit preference for snack foods.},
  author={Chantal Nederkoorn and Katrijn Houben and Wilhelm Hofmann and Anne Roefs and Anita T M Jansen},
  journal={Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association},
  year={2010},
  volume={29 4},
  pages={
          389-93
        }
}
  • C. Nederkoorn, K. Houben, +2 authors A. Jansen
  • Published 2010
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
OBJECTIVE Previous research showed a strong relation between response inhibition, overeating and overweight. It was shown that people with ineffective response inhibition are more susceptible to the temptations of palatable food, eat more and are more often overweight or obese. In addition the results of several studies suggest that what needs to be inhibited may be an affect-driven motivation for food. In the present longitudinal study, we therefore investigated the interplay of response… 
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