Eating Behavior and Satiety With Virtual Reality Meals Compared With Real Meals: Randomized Crossover Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating disorders and obesity are serious health problems with poor treatment outcomes and high relapse rates despite well-established treatments. Several studies have suggested that virtual reality technology could enhance the current treatment outcomes and could be used as an adjunctive tool in their treatment.

Objective

This study aims to investigate the differences between eating virtual and real-life meals and test the hypothesis that eating a virtual meal can reduce hunger among healthy women.

Methods

The study included 20 healthy women and used a randomized crossover design. The participants were asked to eat 1 introduction meal, 2 real meals, and 2 virtual meals, all containing real or virtual meatballs and potatoes. The real meals were eaten on a pl

SUBMITTER: Glympi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450530 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature