2018
Training in cognitive strategies reduces eating and improves food choice
Boswell RG, Sun W, Suzuki S, Kober H. Training in cognitive strategies reduces eating and improves food choice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e11238-e11247. PMID: 30420496, PMCID: PMC6275472, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1717092115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive strategiesFood valuationBrief trainingUnhealthy foodsCognitive regulation strategiesFood choicesEffects of framingRegulation strategiesStudy 5Study 1Study 3Unhealthy eatingStudy 6Training componentHealthy food choicesNegative consequencesPositive benefitsCravingHealthy foodsTrainingClinical implicationsPrior workIndividualsImplicationsEating
2015
Food cue reactivity and craving predict eating and weight gain: a meta‐analytic review
Boswell RG, Kober H. Food cue reactivity and craving predict eating and weight gain: a meta‐analytic review. Obesity Reviews 2015, 17: 159-177. PMID: 26644270, PMCID: PMC6042864, DOI: 10.1111/obr.12354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood cue reactivityCue-induced cravingCue reactivityWeight gainEffect sizeBody mass indexWeight-related outcomesSubsequent weight gainVisual food cuesMass indexTonic cravingFood exposureOverall medium effectClinical implicationsSimilar effect sizesCue exposureMedium effect sizeDietary restraintMeta-analytic reviewFood-related outcomesFood cuesStrong effect sizesCravingSignificant differencesPresent findingsBoundary Conditions of Methamphetamine Craving
Lopez RB, Onyemekwu C, Hart CL, Ochsner KN, Kober H. Boundary Conditions of Methamphetamine Craving. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2015, 23: 436-444. PMID: 26302338, PMCID: PMC4658228, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive strategiesStudy 1Study 2Cognitive regulation strategiesMethamphetamine useNegative consequencesSmoking stimuliRegulation strategiesStrong cravingsMethamphetamine cravingCravingIntranasal stimuliMethamphetamine smokingPositive aspectsMethamphetamine usersMethamphetamine smokersParticipantsSignificant interactionStimuliClinical implicationsExploratory studyRoute of administrationMethamphetamineSmoking methamphetamineAbstinence