Figure 1:

The 3-day Experimental Schedule of Procedures: At 2:00 pm on each experimental day, the IV was inserted (−70) and after a 45 minute adaptation period at 2:45, the first blood draw and assessment was completed (−20 time point), followed by a standard 15-minute progressive relaxation protocol, after which the second baseline assessment was completed (−5) and instructions for stress (S), food cue (FC) or neutral (N) cue imagery was provided. Immediately following the imagery period, assessments were completed (0), and this was followed by presentation of the food snack tray placed in front of the subject, followed by pre-snacking assessments (+15). After this assessments subjects participated in a snacking period with assessments at +30, +45 and +60 minutes after which the tray was taken away and a final assessment was done at +75 minutes.