Low craving control predicts increased high energy density food intake during the COVID-19 lockdown: Result replicated in an Australian sample.

ABSTRACT: This research aimed to replicate a previous UK-based finding that low craving control predicts increased intake of high energy density foods (HED) during the COVID-19 lockdown, and extend this finding to adults living in Victoria, Australia. The study also assessed whether acceptance coping moderates the relationship between craving control and increased HED food intake, and examined the associations between trait disinhibition, perceived stress and changes to HED food intake. An online survey completed by 124 adults living in Victoria, Australia (total eligible n = 147; 38.5 ± 12.9 years) during the COVID-19 lockdown showed that 49% of participants reported increased overall food intake, and 21-29% reported increased intake of HED sweet and savoury foods during the COVID-19 lockdown. Of t

SUBMITTER: Buckland NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9756090 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature