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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"hunger and satiety"”.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a Workshop Intervention for Body Image Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating Attitudes
This study was a small randomized clinical trial collecting pilot data to assess the effectiveness of a one day Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) workshop targeting body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes. The treatment was compared to a wait-list control condition. The …
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Bulimic Symptomatology in College Women: To What Degree are Hypnotizability, Dissociation, and Absorption of Relevance?
… as an extreme expression of eating concerns and body image disturbances that afflicts many adolescent and adult women. The cognitive strategies employed by individuals to inhibit eating and facilitate bingeing and purging are thought to include disattending internal sensations of hunger and …
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The Effect of Physical Activity on the Insulin Response to Frequent Meals
… to negatively influence insulin sensitivity, and may impact metabolic function regardless of adherence to general physical activity guidelines. The purpose of this study was to determine the combined effect of physical activity (1 h continuous exercise v. intermittent exercise throughout the …
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The effect of a tryptophan-depleted diet on voluntary exercise in mice
… to serotonin, a neurotransmitter which regulates hunger and satiety, promotes sleep, relieves depression, and is found in elevated levels following exercise. A quantitative deficit in serotonin or abnormality in its mode of action is thought to be one cause behind several psychological disorders …
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Hypothalamic Circuits Mediating Consumption and Anxiety
… U.S. obesity prevalence increased 13-40% and diabetes increased from 3-15%. There is an epidemic of <em>metabesity</em>, the aggregate metabolic disorders produced by chronic overeating. Drugs for metabesity were developed in the 1930s with limited effectiveness; agents today rely on the …
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From Microarrays to Behavior: Genes Controlled by Feeding State in Mosquitoes and Flies
… are able to do so through the ability to sense hunger or satiety cues. In vertebrates, these signals are released by the gastrointestinal tract and by adipose tissue, and reach feeding centers in the brain, where they stimulate the release of peptides that modulate feeding behavior (Benarroch, …
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IMPACT OF MEAL FREQUENCY ON APPETITE AND BLOOD MARKERS OF HEALTH IN OBESE WOMEN UTILIZING AN EQUI-HYPOCALORIC DIET DURING A BEHAVIORAL WEIGHT LOSS INTERVENTION
Background: Obesity prevalence is a global pandemic and a public health concern. Beneficial weight loss strategies are needed for obesity management. Increased daily meal frequency (MF) is often associated with improvements in blood-markers of health and appetite control during weight loss; …
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Neurochemical and functional characterisation of the Melanin-concentrating hormone system in the rat brain
… in the regulation of feeding behaviour and body weight regulation. The importance of the neuropeptide MCH in the control of energy balance has been underlined by MCH knock out and Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor subtype 1 (MCHR-1) knock-out animals. The anorectic and anti-obesity …