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Cookie cravings - Examining the impact of sugar content information on Christmas treat preferences via mobile eye-tracking.

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العنوان: Cookie cravings - Examining the impact of sugar content information on Christmas treat preferences via mobile eye-tracking.
المؤلفون: Potthoff J; University of Graz, Department of Psychology, Austria. Electronic address: jonas.potthoff@uni-graz.at., Herrmann C; University of Graz, Department of Psychology, Austria., Schienle A; University of Graz, Department of Psychology, Austria.
المصدر: Acta psychologica [Acta Psychol (Amst)] 2024 May; Vol. 245, pp. 104213. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 12.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: North Holland Publishing Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 0370366 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6297 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00016918 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Psychol (Amst) Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: Amsterdam : North Holland Publishing
Original Publication: The Hague.
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Craving* , Eye-Tracking Technology*, Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Food Preferences
مستخلص: Background: Diets high in added sugar can promote the development of overweight. Especially during the Holiday season, when high-sugar food is abundant, people overeat and gain more weight than during other times of the year. The present study with mobile eye-tracking glasses (Pupil Labs Invisible) investigated how sugar content information affects food preference (liking/wanting) and visual attention (where and how long one is looking) in a buffet-like situation.
Methods: Fifty-eight participants who were well acquainted with the local Christmas traditions and foods (38 female, 19 male, one diverse; mean age = 25 years, SD = 6.3 years; mean body mass index = 22.2 kg/m 2 , SD = 3.2 kg/m 2 ) were presented with four cookies and two non-food items (wrapped presents) in a free viewing task. Two of the displayed cookies were 'Christmas cookies' (cookies that are traditionally eaten only during the Holiday season) and two cookies had no Christmas association. The cookies were either labeled as cookies made with or without sugar, resulting in a 3 (Category: cookies with sugar, cookies without sugar, non-food) by 2 (Christmas association: yes, no) repeated-measures design.
Results: Analyses of variance indicated that participants reported higher wanting and liking for cookies with sugar, particularly Christmas cookies (interaction effect for wanting: p = .047, η p 2  = .059; interaction effect for liking: p = .017, η p 2  = .084). Sugar-free cookies were fixated more often (p = .028; d = 0.35) and shorter (p < .001; d = 0.64) than sugar cookies.
Conclusion: Assuming that cookies are sugar-free reduced the reported preference for this product, which was associated with a more detail-oriented (critical) viewing pattern. The study's findings have potential implications for public health and can aid in developing targeted interventions to promote healthier food choices during festive periods. The new strategies should not focus on the sugar content of foods.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest This research has not received any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors and the authors declare no conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Christmas; Eye-tracking; Food preference; Holiday season; Sugar
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20240313 Date Completed: 20240416 Latest Revision: 20240416
رمز التحديث: 20240416
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104213
PMID: 38479215
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:1873-6297
DOI:10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104213