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Treatment of overweight by aversion therapy

1971; Elsevier BV; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0005-7967(71)90033-7

1873-622X

John P. Foreyt, Wallace A. Kennedy,

Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment

This study describes an aversive conditioning experiment in which favorite foods (CS) were paired with noxious odors (UCS) to help overweight Ss achieve and maintain a weight loss. After the nine-week conditioning period, a. significant (obtained p = 0.002, significant at p<0.05) average weight loss for the six experimental Ss of 13.33 lbs, compared with an average weight loss of 1.00 lb for the six control Ss was reported. After 48 weeks, the experimental Ss had an average weight loss of 9.17 lbs, while the control group had a weight gain of 1.33 lbs (not significant). The contribution of the aversive conditioning to both the initial weight loss and to the maintenance of the weight loss is discussed.