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Food cravings are an intense desire to eat highly palatable and energy-dense foods and are among the main influencers of eating behaviour. In this module you will learn best practice steps to manage patients, then undertake a practical exercise to identify a patient who is overweight or living with obesity from your practice in order to reflect on latest evidence.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this educational activity participants will be able to:
Define and classify different types of food cravings in the context of obesity.
Describe the mechanism of food intake regulation and how this links to obesity.
Discuss the relationship between food cravings and weight management.
Understand the range of interventions available to reduce or control food cravings.
Describe available self-report tools to assess attitudes towards food and food intake behaviour.
Food cravings in people who are overweight or living with obesity - Education
Food cravings in people who are overweight or living with obesity - Patient exercise (part 1)
Food cravings in people who are overweight or living with obesity - Patient exercise (part 2)
Food cravings in people who are overweight or living with obesity - Evaluation
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