Episodic future thinking reduces eating in a food court

O'Neill, Jessica; Daniel, Tinuke Oluyomi; Epstein, Leonard H.

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.10.002

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Episodic future thinking reduces eating in a food court

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O'Neill, Jessica, Daniel, Tinuke Oluyomi, Epstein, Leonard H.·2016·Eating Behaviors

DOI 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.10.002PMC PMC9188833

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Episodic future thinking (EFT) is the psychological process of vividly imagining a future event, and this process has been shown to reduce overeating in the laboratory. To assess the efficacy of EFT in the natural environment, twenty-nine overweight or obese women who wanted to improve their eating habits were randomly assigned to one of two smartphone-implemented interventions--EFT or control episodic recent thinking (ERT)--while they ate dinner in a public food court. Results showed a reduction in consumption of total calories, a reduction in percent calories from fat, and an increase in percent calories from protein for EFT versus ERT. These data suggest EFT may be used to modify eating habits in natural eating environments, and may show potential as a component of behavioral obesity interventions.

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Authors: O'Neill, J., Daniel, T. O., & Epstein, L. H.
Affiliations: University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
Corresponding author: Epstein, Leonard H.
ORCID: Daniel, Tinuke Oluyomi
Epstein, Leonard H.
Venue: Eating Behaviors
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2016-01
Volume: 20
Pages: 9-13
ISSN: 1471-0153 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.10.002
PMC: PMC9188833
OpenAlex: W1866177892
Cited by: 157
References: 21
Citations by year: 2026: 11 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 62 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 6
FWCI: 7.70
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Eating Behaviors (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (UO1 DK088380, U01DK088380)
Topics: Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords: episodic future thinking, dietary habits, obesity, overweight women, smartphone-based intervention, food court, energy intake, dietary fat intake, protein intake
MeSH terms: Adult, Energy Intake, Choice Behavior, Cues, Eating, Female, Humans, Hyperphagia, Middle Aged, Obesity, Restaurants, Thinking, Cell Phone, Overweight, Memory, Episodic

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