Adherence
Biased attention toward food cues causally contributes to subsequent food intake, regardless of whether the bias stems from craving (approach) or worry (avoidance).
If you find yourself constantly drawn to food cues (like seeing snacks or smelling food), this automatic attention can trigger overeating. To counter this, practice shifting your focus away from food cues. Techniques like attention bias modification training can help retrain your brain to not automatically prioritize food, potentially reducing subsequent food intake.
present experimental studies provide relatively consistent evidence that an attention bias for food contributes to subsequent food intake.
Why this rating
The paper reviews multiple experimental studies showing causal links, though observational findings on obesity vs. healthy weight are mixed.
Source
Worry or craving? A selective review of evidence for food-related attention biases in obese individuals, eating-disorder patients, restrained eaters and healthy samples
Jessica Werthmann et al. · Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · 2014
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