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Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin response.

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Crum, AJ; Corbin, WR; Brownell, KD; Salovey, P
Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
July 2011

To test whether physiological satiation as measured by the gut peptide ghrelin may vary depending on the mindset in which one approaches consumption of food.On 2 separate occasions, participants (n = 46) consumed a 380-calorie milkshake under the pretense that it was either a 620-calorie "indulgent" shake or a 140-calorie "sensible" shake. Ghrelin was measured via intravenous blood samples at 3 time points: baseline (20 min), anticipatory (60 min), and postconsumption (90 min). During the first interval (between 20 and 60 min) participants were asked to view and rate the (misleading) label of the shake. During the second interval (between 60 and 90 min) participants were asked to drink and rate the milkshake.The mindset of indulgence produced a dramatically steeper decline in ghrelin after consuming the shake, whereas the mindset of sensibility produced a relatively flat ghrelin response. Participants' satiety was consistent with what they believed they were consuming rather than the actual nutritional value of what they consumed.The effect of food consumption on ghrelin may be psychologically mediated, and mindset meaningfully affects physiological responses to food.

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Published In

Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association

DOI

EISSN

1930-7810

ISSN

0278-6133

Publication Date

July 2011

Volume

30

Issue

4

Start / End Page

424 / 429

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Satiation
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Ghrelin
  • Eating
  • Adult
  • Adolescent
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
 

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Crum, A. J., Corbin, W. R., Brownell, K. D., & Salovey, P. (2011). Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin response. Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 30(4), 424–429. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023467
Crum, Alia J., William R. Corbin, Kelly D. Brownell, and Peter Salovey. “Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin response.Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association 30, no. 4 (July 2011): 424–29. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023467.
Crum AJ, Corbin WR, Brownell KD, Salovey P. Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin response. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association. 2011 Jul;30(4):424–9.
Crum, Alia J., et al. “Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin response.Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, vol. 30, no. 4, July 2011, pp. 424–29. Epmc, doi:10.1037/a0023467.
Crum AJ, Corbin WR, Brownell KD, Salovey P. Mind over milkshakes: mindsets, not just nutrients, determine ghrelin response. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association. 2011 Jul;30(4):424–429.

Published In

Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association

DOI

EISSN

1930-7810

ISSN

0278-6133

Publication Date

July 2011

Volume

30

Issue

4

Start / End Page

424 / 429

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Satiation
  • Public Health
  • Humans
  • Ghrelin
  • Eating
  • Adult
  • Adolescent
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences