The psychological effects of short-term fasting in healthy women

Frontiers in Nutrition

卷:3

Lucy Serpell¹  Sam Gilbert²  Ellen Watkins² 

[1] North East London Foundation NHS Trust;

[2] University College London;

关键词: Emotions;    Fasting;    Psychology;    Starvation;    healthy individuals;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnut.2016.00027

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective: The study aimed to investigate affective responses to 18-hour fasting in healthy controls. In particular the study focused on self-reported mood, irritability, sense of achievement, reward, pride, and control. Method: Participants were a non-clinical sample of 52 women with a mean age of 25. A repeated-measures design was used, whereby participants provided diary measures of psychological variables throughout both 18-hour fasting and non-fasting periods. Results: Fasting led to increased irritability, and also to positive affective experiences of increased sense of achievement, reward, pride, and control. Discussion: Even short-term fasting in healthy controls can lead to positive psychological experiences. This lends support to cognitive-behavioural and cognitive-interpersonal models of ANR, which suggest that dietary restriction is maintained through positive reinforcement.

【 授权许可】

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