Eating in the absence of hunger in adolescents: intake after a large-array meal compared with that after a standardized meal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) is typically assessed by measuring youths' intake of palatable snack foods after a standard meal designed to reduce hunger. Because energy intake required to reach satiety varies among individuals, a standard meal may not ensure the absence of hunger among participants of all weight strata.

Objective

The objective of this study was to compare adolescents' EAH observed after access to a very large food array with EAH observed after a standardized meal.

Design

Seventy-eight adolescents participated in a randomized crossover study during which EAH was measured as intake of palatable snacks after ad libitum access to a very large array of lunch-type foods (>10,000 kcal) and after a lunch meal standardized to provide 50% of

SUBMITTER: Shomaker LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2937581 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature