Imagined eating – An investigation of priming and sensory-specific satiety
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Imagined eating – An investigation of priming and sensory-specific satiety. / Andersen, T.; Byrne, D. V.; Wang, Q. J.
I: Appetite, Bind 182, 106421, 2023.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Imagined eating – An investigation of priming and sensory-specific satiety
AU - Andersen, T.
AU - Byrne, D. V.
AU - Wang, Q. J.
N1 - Funding Information: This research project ( PN : 32764 ) was supported by the Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University (GSTS) , the Sino-Danish Center of Education and Research (SDC) , and Aarhus University's Center for Innovative Food Research (CiFOOD) . Funding sources were not involved in any part of the research or publication process. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - While obesity remains a pressing issue, the wider population continues to be exposed to more digital food content than ever before. Much research has demonstrated the priming effect of visual food content, i.e., exposure to food cues increasing appetite and food intake. In contrast, some recent research points out that repeated imagined consumption can facilitate satiate and decrease food intake. Such findings have been suggested as potential remedies to excessive food cue exposure. However, the practically limitless variety of digital food content available today may undermine satiation attempts. The present work aims to replicate and extend prior findings by introducing a within-subjects baseline comparison, disentangling general and (sensory-) specific eating desires, as well as considering the moderating influence of visual and flavour stimulus variety. Three online studies (n = 1149 total) manipulated food colour and flavour variety and reproducibly revealed a non-linear dose-response pattern of imagined eating: 3 repetitions primed, while 30 repetitions satiated. Priming appeared to be specific to the taste of the exposed stimulus, and satiation, contrary to prior literature, appeared to be more general. Neither colour nor flavour variety reliably moderated any of the responses. Therefore, the results suggest that a more pronounced variety may be required to alter imagery-induced satiation.
AB - While obesity remains a pressing issue, the wider population continues to be exposed to more digital food content than ever before. Much research has demonstrated the priming effect of visual food content, i.e., exposure to food cues increasing appetite and food intake. In contrast, some recent research points out that repeated imagined consumption can facilitate satiate and decrease food intake. Such findings have been suggested as potential remedies to excessive food cue exposure. However, the practically limitless variety of digital food content available today may undermine satiation attempts. The present work aims to replicate and extend prior findings by introducing a within-subjects baseline comparison, disentangling general and (sensory-) specific eating desires, as well as considering the moderating influence of visual and flavour stimulus variety. Three online studies (n = 1149 total) manipulated food colour and flavour variety and reproducibly revealed a non-linear dose-response pattern of imagined eating: 3 repetitions primed, while 30 repetitions satiated. Priming appeared to be specific to the taste of the exposed stimulus, and satiation, contrary to prior literature, appeared to be more general. Neither colour nor flavour variety reliably moderated any of the responses. Therefore, the results suggest that a more pronounced variety may be required to alter imagery-induced satiation.
KW - Grounded cognition
KW - Habituation
KW - Mental imagery
KW - Priming
KW - Sensitization
KW - Sensory-specific satiety
U2 - 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106421
DO - 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106421
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36528255
AN - SCOPUS:85144386047
VL - 182
JO - Appetite
JF - Appetite
SN - 0195-6663
M1 - 106421
ER -
ID: 375012597