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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 24.
Published in final edited form as: Physiol Behav. 2007 Apr 12;91(4):424–431. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.04.001

Table 1.

Cyclic restriction-refeeding and stress protocol for binge-eating including use of long and short restriction-refeeding phases. The long (traditional) cycles were used in cycles 1–4, and the short cycles* were used in cycles 5–23.

Phase of Cycle: Restriction Refeeding with PF Refeeding without PF Test Day
Long Cycle →
Short Cycle* →
GROUPS ↓
Day 1–5
Day 1–3*		 Day 6–7
Day 4*		 Day 8–11
Day 5–6*		 Day 12
Day 7*
Control Ad lib chow Ad lib chow + PF Ad lib chow No stress
Stress Only Ad lib chow Ad lib chow + PF Ad lib chow Stress
Restriction Only 66% of chow
*50% of chow		 Ad lib chow + PF Ad lib chow No stress
Stress +Restriction 66% of chow*
50% of chow		 Ad lib chow + PF Ad lib chow Stress

PF= palatable food (cookies); 66% and 50% of chow was determined from control groups’ mean 24 hr intake over 3 days prior to onset of the first cycle.