| Reference : Heart rate variability biofeedback reduces food cravings in high food cravers |
| Scientific journals : Article | |||
| Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Animal psychology, ethology & psychobiology Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Neurosciences & behavior Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Theoretical & cognitive psychology Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Treatment & clinical psychology Human health sciences : Psychiatry | |||
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/3434 | |||
| Heart rate variability biofeedback reduces food cravings in high food cravers | |
| English | |
| Meule, Adrian [University of Würzburg, Germany] | |
| Freund, Rebecca [University of Würzburg, Germany] | |
| Skirde, Ann Kathrin [University of Würzburg, Germany] | |
Vögele, Claus  [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >] | |
| Kübler, Andrea [University of Würzburg, Germany] | |
| 2012 | |
| Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback | |
| Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers | |
| 37 | |
| 4 | |
| 241-251 | |
| Yes (verified by ORBilu) | |
| International | |
| 1090-0586 | |
| New York | |
| NY | |
| [en] Heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback has been reported to increase HRV while decreasing symptoms in patients with mental disorders. In addition, associations between low HRV and lowered self-regulation were found in non-clinical samples, e.g., in individuals with strong chocolate cravings or unsuccessful dieting. The current study aimed at decreasing food cravings with HRV-biofeedback in individuals frequently experiencing such cravings. Participants (N = 56) with strong or low food cravings associated with a lack of control over eating were selected from the local community. Half of the participants with strong cravings (craving-biofeedback; n = 14) performed 12 sessions of HRV-biofeedback while the other half (craving-control; n = 14) and a group with low cravings (non-craving-control; n = 28) received no intervention. Subjective food cravings related to a lack of control over eating decreased from pre- to post-measurement in the craving-biofeedback group, but remained constant in the control groups. Moreover, only the craving-biofeedback group showed a decrease in eating and weight concerns. Although HRV-biofeedback was successful in reducing food cravings, this change was not accompanied by an increase in HRV. Instead, HRV decreased in the craving-control group. This study provides preliminary evidence that HRV-biofeedback could be beneficial for attenuating dysfunctional eating behavior although specific mechanisms remain to be elucidated. | |
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| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/3434 | |
| 10.1007/s10484-012-9197-y |
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