Stress related changes of eating behavior in obesity

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Reinhold G. Laessle
• Subject Area: Personality Psychology, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Methodology ; Acoustics
• Term: from 2012 to 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 229082124

The consequences of a stressor on eating behaviour in obesity will be tested biologically by measuring gastrointestinal peptides and on a behavioural level by microstructural analysis with a universal eating monitor. Both investigations use controlled laboratory experiments. Results are relevant for stress-related pharmacological and psychological treatment strategies in obesity.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants