Adherence
Online response inhibition training targeting high-energy density foods reduces real-world weight and energy intake in overweight/obese adults.
Perform four 10-minute online sessions of a 'go/no-go' computer game where you must withhold responses to pictures of your favorite high-calorie snacks (like chips or chocolate). Do these sessions over one week. This simple cognitive exercise has been shown to help overweight adults lose weight and eat fewer calories in the real world by reducing automatic impulses to eat those foods.
Participants in the active relative to control condition showed significant weight loss, reductions in daily energy intake and a reduction in rated liking of high-energy density (no-go) foods from the pre-to post-intervention week.
Why this rating
Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial with objective measures (weight, food diaries) and reasonable sample size (N=83).
Source
Training response inhibition to food is associated with weight loss and reduced energy intake
Natalia Lawrence et al. · Appetite · 2015
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