Objectives

Development of a smartphone-based method to assess dietary patterns and impulsivity in order to investigate the interaction of physical activity with nutrition on impulsive and compulsive behaviours.

Term

• September 2017 - September 2022

Participating institutions

• Prof. Dr. Ulrich Ebner-Priemer
  Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  Department of Sport and Sport Science, Chair of Applied Psychology

• Prof. Andreas Reif
  Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt/Main
  Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy

• Dr. Silke Matura
  Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt/Main
  Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy

To investigate whether physical activity interacts with dietary patterns to modify impulsive and compulsive disorders and behaviours, we further developed the mHealth device that has been set up for the CoCA-project. Therefore, we engineer an mHealth tool by implementing more measures on impulsive and compulsive behaviours, food intake, physical activity and circadian rhythms. Furthermore, we combine subjective ratings of impulsivity with neurophsycological measures of impulsivity realized by cognitive tasks at the smartphone. The study is part of the EU-funded project “Effects of Nutrition and Lifestyle on Impulsive, Compulsive, and Externalizing behaviors” (Eat2beNICE) integrating epidemiological, genetic and experimental studies as well as clinical trials to investigate the effect of dietary patterns on mental illnesses. For further information please have a look at the project’s website: http://newbrainnutrition.com.