Mind Over Milkshakes Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on the research article 'Mind Over Milkshakes: Mindsets, Not Just Nutrients, Determine Ghrelin Response'.

Mindset

The extent to which one’s thoughts, beliefs, and expectations play a role in various domains of health.

Ghrelin

A gut peptide that serves as an essential indicator of energy insufficiency, stimulating hunger and motivating consumption when energy intake is low.

Satiety

The subjective feeling of fullness and satisfaction after eating.

Product Labeling

The use of product labels to influence consumer perceptions of a food's nutritional content, potentially affecting hunger and subsequent food consumption.

Perceived Calorie Intake

The tendency to modify eating behavior based on perceived calorie intake, where actual caloric content matters less than perceived caloric intake.

Counterregulatory Eating

A phenomenon where highly restrained participants tend to eat even more after perceiving themselves as having consumed a high-calorie preload.

Ghrelin

An essential indicator of energy insufficiency; secreted when energy intake is low or the stomach is empty, producing the sensation of hunger.

Ghrelin Response in Obese Individuals

The usual postprandial reduction in ghrelin is absent or attenuated, potentially associated with weight gain and obesity.

Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ)

A questionnaire used to assess dietary restraint, emotional eating, and external eating behaviors.

Ghrelin Response to Indulgent Shake

Participants exhibited a steeper rise in ghrelin in anticipation of the indulgent shake, followed by a significantly steeper reduction after consuming it.

Ghrelin Response to Sensible Shake

Participants exhibited flat or slightly increased levels of ghrelin over the course of consumption, suggesting they were not physiologically satisfied.

Mindset of Sensibility

The psychological mindset of sensibility while eating may actually dampen the effect of ghrelin.