Laboratory assessment of the food intake of children and adolescents with loss of control eating.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Loss of control (LOC) eating in youth predicts excessive weight gain. However, few studies have measured the actual energy intake of children reporting LOC eating.

Objective

The objective was to characterize the energy intake and macronutrient composition of "normal" and "binge" laboratory meals in nonoverweight and overweight boys and girls with LOC eating.

Design

Children aged 8-17 y (n = 177) consumed 2 lunchtime meals ad libitum from a multi-item food array after being instructed to either binge eat (binge meal) or to eat normally (normal meal). Prior LOC eating was determined with a semistructured clinical interview.

Results

Participants consumed more energy at the binge meal than at the normal meal (P = 0.001). Compared with youth with no LOC e

SUBMITTER: Tanofsky-Kraff M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2646816 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature