Publications by authors named "K Beaulieu"

A person's chronotype reflects individual variability in diurnal rhythms for preferred timing of sleep and daily activities such as exercise and food intake. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the evidence around the influence of chronotype on eating behaviour and appetite control, as well as our perspectives and suggestions for future research. Increasing evidence demonstrates that late chronotype is associated with adverse health outcomes.

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Acute moderate- to high-intensity exercise, primarily aerobic exercise, has been reported to decrease food reward in brain regions via the hedonic pathways and reduce preference for high-energy or high-fat foods. However, studies examining food reward responses to acute exercise have been limited to measuring food reward only after exercise and less frequently before and after exercise. Therefore, the changes in food reward in response to acute exercise remain unclear.

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  • - The study explored how different sweeteners (like Stevia and Neotame) in biscuits affect appetite and hormone responses compared to regular sugar (sucrose) in adults with overweight or obesity.
  • - Participants consumed biscuits with varying sweeteners over two-week periods; results showed that all formulations similarly reduced appetite, but Neotame and Stevia led to lower insulin levels after eating compared to sugar.
  • - Overall, replacing sugar with these sweeteners had no significant impact on appetite or hormonal responses over time, although they did help in lowering post-meal insulin and glucose levels.
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Background: Food reward and cue reactivity have been linked prospectively to problematic eating behaviours and excess weight gain in adults and children. However, evidence to date in support of an association between degree of adiposity and food reward is tenuous. A non-linear relationship between reward sensitivity and obesity degree has been previously proposed, suggesting a peak is reached in mild obesity and decreases in more severe obesity in a quadratic fashion.

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The research question addressed in this article is: Can implementing new services organization models to better meet the needs of young people bring about practice changes? More precisely, we examine the effects of a new model called Aire Ouverte (AO) which is implemented gradually across Quebec since 2019. This new model involves public sector and community organizations. To grasp practices' change, we use cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) and employ a qualitative approach.

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