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A General Method for Evaluating Incubation of Sucrose Craving in Rats

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Bibliotherapy and food cravings control.

Boris C Rodríguez-Martín¹, Anisleidy Gómez-Quintana, Glendy Díaz-Martínez

¹Faculty of Psychology, Central University Marta Abreu of Las Villas (UCLV), Carretera de Camajuaní, Km 5½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, CP 54830, Cuba. borisc@uclv.edu.cu

|February 19, 2013

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Bibliotherapy self-help manuals effectively reduced food cravings and BMI in adults with obesity. This approach improved food thought suppression and emotional reactions, unlike intention-based controls.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Behavioral Science
Obesity Research

Background:

Bibliotherapy and self-help manuals are potential tools for obesity treatment.
Their specific impact on elaborative processes of food cravings requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the efficacy of bibliotherapy in reducing food cravings among overweight and obese adults.
To compare the effects of a self-help manual against an intention-control group.

Main Methods:

80 overweight and obese adults were randomized into a Self-help Manual group or an Intention-control group.
Intervention adherence was required for 3 months, applied during food cravings.
Data collected included food cravings, thought suppression, affect, guilt, and Body Mass Index (BMI).

Main Results:

The Self-help Manual group showed significant improvements in food craving traits, food thought suppression, and emotional/behavioral reactions to intrusions.
The manual also led to a reduction in BMI.
The Intention-control group exhibited paradoxical effects on thought suppression, preoccupation with food, negative affect, and guilt.

Conclusions:

Bibliotherapy, specifically through a self-help manual, demonstrates potential as an effective intervention for reducing food cravings in adults with obesity.
This approach positively impacts various psychological and behavioral aspects related to eating and weight management.