2020
A Longitudinal Study of Life Trauma, Chronic Stress and Body Mass Index on Weight Gain over a 2-Year Period
Fogelman N, Magin Z, Hart R, Sinha R. A Longitudinal Study of Life Trauma, Chronic Stress and Body Mass Index on Weight Gain over a 2-Year Period. Behavioral Medicine 2020, 48: 162-170. PMID: 32552603, PMCID: PMC7744435, DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2020.1780192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCumulative Adversity InterviewLife traumaWeight gainChronic stressMass indexObesity-related health outcomesTrauma copingGreater weight gainLean individualsTrauma eventsObesity epidemicLongitudinal effectsHealth outcomesCurrent findingsLongitudinal studyTraumaVulnerable individualsObesitySignificant increaseTwo-year periodIndividualsCopingHigh levelsOverweight
2019
Food craving, cortisol and ghrelin responses in modeling highly palatable snack intake in the laboratory
Sinha R, Gu P, Hart R, Guarnaccia JB. Food craving, cortisol and ghrelin responses in modeling highly palatable snack intake in the laboratory. Physiology & Behavior 2019, 208: 112563. PMID: 31145919, PMCID: PMC6620125, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood cuesHP foodsCue exposureFood cravingsFood motivationFood cue exposureOverweight/obese rangeImagery exposureImagery conditionCue environmentSnack testBiobehavioral processesBody mass indexPalatable foodNeutral conditionsCuesNeuroendocrine responsesSnack intakeGroup effectsOB conditionsCravingTest dayAnxietyWeight gainCortisol response