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Nutrition Research PSYCHOLOGY OF FOOD By Tavianna Brooks Food psychology is the study of our eating behaviors, such as decisions why we choose to eat the way we do.1 The decisions on our eating behaviors are led and impacted by our mood and emotions.1,2 Survival is not the only reason that drives our eating choices2; there are multiple key determinants researched and classified that influence general food choices such as external factors (for example the social environment), personal factors (for example physiological needs), cognitive (for example the amount of knowledge), and sociocultural factors (for example culture).3 It is important to note that studies identify and categorize determinants of food choices differently.3 16
When a person is hungry, physiological processes convey to the brain that food should be eaten.3 When the person feels satiation, physiological processes inform the brain that consumption should conclude.4 Satiation refers to the “termination of eating”, which may be accompanied by satisfaction feeling.4 However hunger and satiation are more complex than that, as the homeostatic system of consumption is steadily challenged and adjusting in response to food and food-related cues.3 “Even in the absence of hunger and extended beyond satiation”, eating can be triggered.5 Satiety refers to the feeling of fullness that continues after eating.5 A determinant such as environmental factors such as “advertising, packaging, portion sizes, and more” could initiate or prolong consumption.6,7 Internal factors such as the sensory expectation of your food and previous experiences also impact satiation and satiety.4 Intuitive Eating Intuitive eating is a style of eating with the goals of “making peace with food” and “[honoring] your hunger”.8 It has been associated with “positive body image and self-esteem, lower rates of disordered eating, and higher general well-being”.8 For example, in a study of female undergraduate participants intuitive eating “improved disordered eating risk factors” by minimizing dietary restraints.9 Food restriction, meal skipping, and overexercising have been shown to lead to binge eating and feeling out of control of one’s relationship with food.10 17
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