Can't Stop Craving Crispy Food? Your Brain Explains Why!

Описание: Can't Stop Craving Crispy Food? Your Brain Explains Why!

Have you ever found yourself reaching for that bag of chips or crunchy snack, almost on autopilot? As a psychologist working in NHS secondary care, I often see how powerful cravings can be. But the craving for crispy food is uniquely fascinating, tapping into deep psychological and neuroscientific mechanisms. In this video, we're diving into the psychology of crunch cravings and the surprising science behind why that satisfying snap is so irresistible. You'll learn:

The Neuroscience of Crunch: How sound, texture, and your brain's reward pathways (involving dopamine) make crispy foods so appealing, drawing on research from experts like Professor Charles Spence.Psychological Roots of Cravings: Discover the learned associations and emotional eating triggers that link stress and boredom to your desire for crunch.Mastering Your Cravings: Practical, evidence-based strategies to manage your crunch cravings through mindful awareness, sensory substitution, and addressing underlying stress eating.

Whether you're looking to understand your eating habits better, find healthier alternatives, or simply curious about the brain's secret to food pleasure, this video is for you!

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References:
-Spence, C. (2017). Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating. Viking. (General reference for multisensory food perception, particularly sound and crunch, as a leading researcher in the field).
-Chen, L. (2009). Texture and mouthfeel properties of foods. In G. Campbell, H. Singh, & S. R. Euston (Eds.), Food Texture: Measurement and Perception (pp. 219-242).
-Woodhead Publishing. (For oral somatosensation and mechanical properties of crispy foods).
-Rolls, E. T. (2011). Taste, olfactory, and trigeminal inputs to the orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala, and their significance in the control of feeding. Physiology & Behavior, 103(3-4), 286-302. (General reference for reward pathways and sensory input in feeding behavior).
-Adam, T. C., & Epel, E. S. (2007). Stress, eating and the reward system. Physiology & Behavior, 91(5), 449-458. (For stress eating and the reward system).
-Segal, Z. V., Williams, J. M. G., & Teasdale, J. D. (2018). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse. Guilford Press. (General reference for mindfulness principles and their application in managing thoughts/urges, relevant to CBT).


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