It's craving time: time of day effects on momentary hunger and food craving in daily life

A key determinant of food intake besides hunger is food craving, which refers to an intense desire to consume a specific food. Although they commonly co-occur, they are conceptually different and their dissociation is thought to underlie unhealthy eating (e.g., eating in the absence of hunger). To date, we know almost nothing about their coherence (or dissociation) in daily life or about the role of time of day and different food types.The...