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Kerri N Boutelle1, Jennie M Kuckertz2, Jordan Carlson3

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0874, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States.

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Attention modification programs (AMP) show promise in reducing overeating in obese children. A single session trained attention away from food cues, leading to decreased calorie consumption in the AMP group compared to a control group.

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Attention modification programAttentional biasChildEating in the absence of hungerObesityOvereating

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Science
  • Pediatric Obesity

Background:

  • Overeating and obesity are linked to neurocognitive and behavioral factors, including attentional bias towards food cues.
  • Attention modification programs (AMP) have successfully treated anxiety and substance abuse by training attention away from specific cues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of a single-session AMP for food cues in reducing overeating among overweight and obese children.
  • To investigate the impact of AMP on eating in the absence of hunger (EAH), cravings, liking, and salivation.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-four obese children who exhibited eating in the absence of hunger were enrolled.
  • Participants were randomly assigned to either an attention modification program (AMP) or an attentional control program (ACC).
  • The AMP group focused attention away from food words, while the ACC group had a mixed focus on food and neutral words.

Main Results:

  • Significant treatment effects were observed for EAH percentage and calories consumed (p<.05).
  • The ACC group showed increased calorie consumption, while the AMP group exhibited slight decreases.
  • A trend suggested AMP was more beneficial than ACC for attentional bias (p=.073), though craving, liking, and salivation did not differ significantly.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides the first evidence that an attention modification program can influence eating behaviors in obese children.
  • Further research with larger sample sizes is necessary to confirm and expand upon these findings.