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HEALTHY CHOICES: WHY PSYCHOLOGY AND THE BRAIN
PLAY A VITAL ROLE
Rachel Evans. MSc. MBPsS.
HEALTHY CHOICES
• Apple vs Cake (dichotomous choice)
• 1 slice of cake vs multiple (portion control)
• ‘80:20 rule’ (frequency)
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HEALTHY CHOICES
• Fruit and vegetables
• High nutrient dense
• Low calorie
• Junk food / processed
• Low nutrient dense
• High calorie
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DO YOU MAKE PER DAY?
A) 15
B) 226
C) 157
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HOW MANY FOOD CHOICES
DO YOU MAKE PER DAY?
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HOW MANY FOOD CHOICES
226
‘Monkey Brain’ (system 1) • Developed early in evolution; limbic system
• Controls automatic and instinctive responses
• Executes familiar routines / habits
• Acts on emotion
• Seeks immediate pleasure
• Fast and effortless responses
Dual process model - Strack & Deutsch, 2004
‘Monkey Brain’ (system 1) • Developed early in evolution; limbic system
• Controls automatic and instinctive responses
• Executes familiar routines / habits
• Acts on emotion
• Seeks immediate pleasure
• Fast and effortless responses
‘Rational Brain’ (system 2) • Functioning of the cerebral cortex
• Controls rational and logical thought
• Capable of abstract thinking
• Sense of choice and control
• Can set intentions and plan for long-term goals
• Slow and effortful responses
Dual process model - Strack & Deutsch, 2004
Goal: To eat healthily
1 - Preference for immediate rewards
2 - Tastiness automatically captures attention
3 - Failure to recognise self-control dilemmas
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WHY DO WE MAKE UNHEALTHY FOOD CHOICES?
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1- PREFERENCE FOR IMMEDIATE REWARDS
The ability to delay gratification and a preference for
future rewards is related to BMI, intentions, and healthy
food choices (Amlung et al., 2016; Barlow et al., 2016; Evans et
al., 2017 ; Mischel, 2015).
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2- TASTINESS CAPTURES ATTENTION AUTOMATICALLY
Data from mouse tracking and eye- tracking studies
suggests that tastiness is processed faster than
healthfulness (Motoki et al, in press; Sullivan et al., 2015).
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3- FAILURE TO RECOGNISE SELF-CONTROL DILEMMAS
Detecting a conflict between our desires and long term
goals is important to trigger self-control efforts (De Ridder
et al., 2012; Van der Laan et al., 2014).
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IMPLICATIONS
• Implement strategies to avoid temptations
when faced with an immediate reward
• Focus on the immediate benefits of healthy
choices (e.g. de Bruijn & Budding, 2016)
• Decide to eat unhealthy options some other
time (Mead & Patrick, 2016)
• Develop If-Then plans (Adriaanse et al., 2011; Vilá et al.,
2017)
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INTERVENTIONS
• Mindfulness to reduce reactivity to food
cues (Keesman et al., 2017; Marchiori & Papies, 2014)
• Cognitive defusion (Moffitt et al., 2012 ; Jenkins &
Tapper, 2014)
HEALTHY CHOICES!
• Food history / past experiences
• Education
• Cooking skills + self efficacy
• Availability of healthy options
• Perceived cost, time + effort
• Motivation
• Self-control processes
• Environmental cues
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MORE BARRIERS TO
• System 1 (Monkey brain)
+ System 2 (Rational brain)
• Why do we make unhealthy choices? 1 - Preference for immediate rewards
2 - Tastiness automatically captures attention
3 - Failure to recognise self-control dilemmas
• Implications; to make healthier choices we
need to break the automatic link between
unhealthy food and consumption behaviour
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SUMMARY
HEALTHY CHOICES: WHY PSYCHOLOGY AND THE BRAIN
PLAY A VITAL ROLE
Rachel Evans. MSc. MBPsS.
twitter: @healthyandpsych
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REFERENCES (ARTICLES)
Adriaanse, M. A., Vinkers, C. D. W., De Ridder, D. T., Hox, J. J., & De Wit, J. B.F.
(2011). Do implementation intentions help to eat a healthy diet? A systematic review and
meta-analysis of the empirical evidence. Appetite, 56, 183–193
Barlow, P., Reeves, A., McKee, M., Galea, G., & Stuckler, D. (2016). Unhealthy
diets, obesity and time discounting: a systematic literature review and network analysis.
Obesity Reviews, 9, 810–819
Evans, R., Norman, P., & Webb T. L. (2017). Using Temporal Self-Regulation Theory to
understand healthy and unhealthy eating intentions and behaviours, Appetite, 116, 357-364.
Jenkins, K. T., & Tapper, K. (2014). Resisting chocolate temptation using a brief
mindfulness strategy. British Journal of Health Psychology, 19, 509–522.
Keesman, M., Aarts, H., Häfner, M. & Papies, E. K. (2017) Mindfulness reduces
reactivity to food cues: underlying mechanisms and applications in daily life. Current
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Marchiori, D. and Papies, E. K. (2014) A brief mindfulness intervention reduces
unhealthy eating when hungry, but not the portion size effect. Appetite, 75, 40-45.
Mead, N. L., & Patrick, V. M. (2016). The Taming of Desire: Unspecific Postponement
Reduces Desire for and Consumption of Postponed Temptations. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 110, 20–35.
Moffitt, R., Brinkworth, G., Noakes, M., & Mohr, P. (2012). A comparison of cognitive
restructuring and cognitive defusion as strategies for resisting a craved food. Psychology
and Health, 27, 74-90.
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Motoki, K., Saito, T., Nouchi, R., Kawashima, R., & Sugiura, M. (In Press). Tastiness
but not healthfulness captures automatic visual attention: Preliminary evidence from an eye-
tracking study. Food Quality and Preference.
de Bruijn, G-J., & Budding, J. (2016) Temporal consequences, message framing, and
consideration of future consequences: Persuasion effects on adult fruit intake intention and
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de Ridder, D. T., Lensvelt-Mulders, G., Finkenauer, C., Stok, M., & Baumeister, R. F.
(2012). Taking stock of self-control: A meta-analysis of how trait self-control relates to a wide
range of behaviours. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 16, 76-99.
Strack, F., & Deutsch, R. (2004). Reflective and impulsive determinants of social
behavior. Personality & Social Psychology Review, 8, 220-247
Sullivan, N., Hutcherson, C., Harris, A., & Rangel, A. (2015). Dietary self-control is
related to the speed with which attributes of healthfulness and tastiness are processed.
Psychological Science, 26, 122– 134.
Van der Laan, L. N., de Ridder, D. T. D., Charbonnier, L., Viergever, M. A., & Smeets, P.
A. M. (2014). Sweet lies: neural, visual, and behavioral measures reveal a lack of self-control
conflict during food choice in weight-concerned women. Front Behavioral Neuroscience, 8:
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Vilá, I., Carrero, I., & Redondo, R. (2017). Reducing fat intake using implementation
intentions: A meta-analytic review. British Journal of Health Psychology, 22, 281-294
Wansink, B., & Sobal, J. (2007). Mindless Eating: The 200 daily food decisions we
overlook. Environment and Behavior, 39, 106-123.
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REFERENCES (BOOKS)
Mischel, W. (2015) The Marshmallow Test: Understanding Self-Control and How to
Master It. Corgi: Croydon, UK.