Failure/Success of Dieting

1. Crockett et al. (2)

were able to identify regions of the brain that play a role in willpower and precommitment. Found the PCM activates frontopolar cortex (future thinking) and increases communiaction with the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (willpower).
Gave 135 people jelly beans one at a time, as each bean was given they saw info. on a computer screen. Half saw general info, half saw detailed info. Ppts got bored faster if they saw general info. and enjoyed the task more if they were given details
a number of genetic codes exert an influence on weight. Lipoprotien lipase helps to store calories as fat and Kern et al (1990) found that LPL levels rose after weight loss and the fatter to begin with, the higher the levels.

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Herman and Polivy (1984) found that restrained eaters have a self-imposed desired intake. Once this is exceeded, they continue to heat until they reach satiety.
a number of genetic codes exert an influence on weight. Lipoprotien lipase helps to store calories as fat and Kern et al (1990) found that LPL levels rose after weight loss and the fatter to begin with, the higher the levels.
the evolutionary explantion argues that humans have a preference for fatty foods due to an evolved gentic trait. This may cause people to crave fat-heavy foods and therefore cause a diet to fail.

restraint alone has shown to be ineffective, but very effective when combined with precommitment. This could be developed into a treatment for being with obesity, helping them to reduce thier weight effectively.
as the research into failure/success has been inconclusive, researchers cannot develop a reliable treatment for those with obesity.
research has shown that they key to a successful diet is attention to detail when eating. This means that they can adapt it to create a treatment for obese patients, getting them to foucs on exactly what they're eating (texture, colour, density etc.)

reported that people who restrain thier eating show both undereating and overeating, causing weight to fluctuate. Actual weight loss is limited by overeating that follows restraint
assigned 27 obese women to one of 3 groups (diet/exercise/control). They assessed food intake and appetite and found that women in the diet group ate more.
found that hunger keeps food intake below a certain minimum, and saiety keeps intake below some maximum level. Dieters have a larger range between hunger and saiety. This means that it takes them longer to feel hungry but longer to feel full

points out that the behaviour of restricting anorexics cannot be explained using this theory. If restriction of diet results in overeating, how do anorexics manage to starve themselves?
found that hunger keeps food intake below a certain minimum, and saiety keeps intake below some maximum level. Dieters have a larger range between hunger and saiety. This means that it takes them longer to feel hungry but longer to feel full
assigned 27 obese women to one of 3 groups (diet/exercise/control). They assessed food intake and appetite and found that women in the diet group ate more.