Greater Food Reward Sensitivity is Associated with More Frequent Intake of Discretionary Foods in a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adults

Autor: Tonja R. Nansel, Leah M Lipsky, Miriam H. Eisenberg, Denise L. Haynie, Danping Liu, Bruce Simons-Morton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 3 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-861X
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2016.00033
Popis: Food reward sensitivity may influence individual susceptibility to an environment replete with highly palatable foods of minimal nutritional value. These foods contain combinations of added sugar, fat, and/or salt that may enhance their motivational salience. This study examined associations of food reward sensitivity with eating behaviors in the NEXT Generation Health Study, a nationally representative sample of US young adults. Participants (n=2202) completed self-report measures including the Power of Food Scale, assessing food reward sensitivity, and intake frequency of 14 food groups. Multiple linear regressions estimated associations of food reward sensitivity with each of the eating behaviors adjusting for covariates. Higher food reward sensitivity was associated with more frequent intake of fast food (b±linearized SE=0.24±0.05,p
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