Reduced food intake after exposure to subtle weight-related cues

Brunner, Thomas; Siegrist, Michael (2012). Reduced food intake after exposure to subtle weight-related cues Appetite, 58(3), pp. 1109-1112. Elsevier 10.1016/j.appet.2012.03.010

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This research investigated the influence of weight-related cues on food intake. The first study used a screensaver showing three of the famous skinny human-like sculptures by Alberto Giacometti and found that participants in this condition consumed less chocolate than when they were exposed to a more neutral work of art. In the second study, participants had to indicate their body weight either before or after the tasting. Reporting their weight before the tasting resulted in reduced food intake. A gender effect was found for the second but not the first study. We suggest that the cues in the two studies might have been processed with different levels of awareness, which might explain the gender effect found in the second study.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Consumer-focused Food Production
Name:	Brunner, Thomas0000-0002-6770-6548 and Siegrist, Michael
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
ISSN:	01956663
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Thomas Brunner
Date Deposited:	05 May 2020 12:56
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2021 02:18
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.appet.2012.03.010
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.11684
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/11684