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APPETITE
Volume 36, Issue 2, Pages 137-145Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1006/appe.2001.0390
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The relationship between mood and carbohydrate cravings, and the possible role of gender in these associations, was investigated in a sample of 113 males and 138 Female college students. Participants completed a Cravings Questionnaire and several mood inventories (profile of mood states, Beck Depression Inventory, and the Vitality Inventory) in groups of 25. Individuals classifying themselves as carbohydrate cravers reported foods rich in carbohydrates, and protein cravers reported protein-rich foods as being the ones they most strongly craved. Carbohydrate cravers reported feeling distressed prior to their cravings and satisfied, happy/good and relaxed following carbohydrate consumption. Protein cravers reported feeling anxious or hungry prior to their cravings and happy, normal, bored, and energetic following protein-rich food consumption. A non-significant correlation existed between protein cravers' ratings of craving intensity and mood, but a significant positive correlation existed between carbohydrate cravers' ratings of craving intensity and almost all mood scales assessed for both male and female carbohydrate cravers. The correlation between craving intensity and mood existed predominately with individuals who craved sweet carbohydrate-rich foods. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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