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Factors to satisfy rice cravings

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K16240
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Eating habits
Research InstitutionJichi Medical University (2016-2018)
Chuo University (2015)

Principal Investigator

Komatsu Sakura  自治医科大学, 医学部, 客員研究員 (90625914)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywordsfood craving / ごはんcraving / チョコレートcraving / 尺度 / 白米
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Food cravings contrast with appetite. Any food can satiate appetite, but only specific foods satisfy a craving. This study investigated factors that satisfy rice cravings as a staple food for Japanese people.
The following results were reported. First, deprivation of rice caused rice cravings but an increase in the frequency of rice cravings did not lead to an increase in the frequency of rice consumption. Second, chocolate-flavored pastries satisfied chocolate cravings in the subjective index but not in the behavioral index.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、これまでほとんど実証されてこなかった、food cravingの定義に関わるfood cravingを満たすための要因に注目した。さらに、日本人に特有と考えられる「ごはん」に対するcravingに注目していた。今後ごはんcraving研究が発展すれば、日本人が数多くある食べ物の中で、ごはんに最もcravingを感じている一方で、なぜごはんの消費量が減少しているのかが明らかになると考えられる。そして、このことによって、ごはんの消費量を増加させる一助となり得ると予測する。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Rice deprivation affects rice cravings in Japanese people2015

    • Author(s)
      Komatsu, S., Kyutoku, Y., Dan, I., & Aoyama, K.
    • Journal Title

      Food Quality and Preference

      Volume: 46 Pages: 9-16

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.foodqual.2015.06.007

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] What sensory factors of chocolate satiate chocolate cravings? -The effect of flavor-2016

    • Author(s)
      Sakura Komatsu
    • Organizer
      The 31st International Congress of Psychology
    • Place of Presentation
      PACIFICO Yokohama (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A main course dish to elicit rice craving2016

    • Author(s)
      Sakura Komatsu, Yasushi Kyutoku, & Ippeita Dan
    • Organizer
      The 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior
    • Place of Presentation
      Porto (Portugal)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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