A narrative review of the construct of hedonic hunger and its measurement by the Power of Food Scale
Hallie M. Espel-Huynh, Alexandra F. Muratore, Michael R. Lowe
2018.2.28Obesity Science & Practice
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The Power of Food Scale was developed as a quantitative measure of this construct in 2009 and since then, over 50 published studies have used the PFS to predict appetite‐related outcomes including neural, cognitive, behavioural, anthropometric and clinical measures.
Abstract
The term ‘hedonic hunger’ refers to one's preoccupation with and desire to consume foods for the purposes of pleasure and in the absence of physical hunger. The Power of Food Scale (PFS) was developed as a quantitative measure of this construct in 2009. Since then, over 50 published studies have used the PFS to predict appetite‐related outcomes including neural, cognitive, behavioural, anthropometric and clinical measures.
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ESPEL-HUYNH, Hallie M.; MURATORE, Alexandra F.; LOWE, Michael R. A narrative review of the construct of hedonic hunger and its measurement by the power of food scale. Obesity Science & Practice, 2018, 4: 238–249.