Will work for snack food: The association of BMI and snack reinforcement

J.C.A.H. Giesen; R.C. Havermans; A. Douven; M. Tekelenburg; A.T.M. Jansen

doi:10.1038/oby.2010.20

Will work for snack food: The association of BMI and snack reinforcement

J.C.A.H. Giesen^*
, R.C. Havermans
, A. Douven
, M. Tekelenburg
, A.T.M. Jansen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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It has been suggested that for overweight and obese individuals high-calorie foods are more reinforcing than for normal-weight individuals. It has already been shown that in contrast to sedentary activities, snack food is more reinforcing for obese women, relative to normal-weight women. However, it is unclear whether overweight/obese individuals are more sensitive to the reinforcing value of food in general or more specifically to the reinforcing value of high-calorie foods. This was tested in the present study, with overweight/obese and normal-weight individuals performing a concurrent schedules task, which measures how hard someone is prepared to work for high-calorie snacks compared to low-calorie foods (e. g., fruits, vegetables), when both foods are equally liked. By gradually increasing the amount of work required to earn snacks, the relative-reinforcing value of snacks was determined. As hypothesized, overweight/obese individuals work harder for high-calorie snacks compared to normal-weight individuals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	966-970
Number of pages	5
Journal	Obesity
Volume	18
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2010.20
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

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