Distraction, not hunger, is associated with lower mood and lower perceived work performance on fast compared to non-fast days during intermittent fasting

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ID4228786
AuthorsKatherine M Appleton (0000-0001-7045-3564, Bournemouth University), Stephanie Baker (0000-0003-2492-4761, Bournemouth University)
Year2015
Volume20
Issue6
Pages702-711
Publication date2015-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105315573430
PMID26032787
OpenAlexW1503213629
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited31

Using a repeated measures design, 16 females recorded hunger, distraction, mood and perceived work performance on two consecutive fast days, on two earlier and on two subsequent consecutive non-fast days, during intermittent fasting. Using regression analyses, low positive mood was associated with higher distraction ( β = −0.38, p < 0.01), and lower perceived work performance was associated with higher distraction ( β = −0.50, p < 0.01) and lower positive mood ( β = 0.59, p = 0.01). No associations were found with hunger (largest β = −0.11, p = 0.15). Associations between mood, perceived work performance and distraction but not hunger mirror those found in traditional dieting and suggest no benefit for attention from intermittent fasting-type regimes

Affect (linguistics · Dieting · Distraction · Mood · Obesity · Weight loss · Diet and metabolism studies · Dietary Effects on Health · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine

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