Understanding eating in the absence of hunger among young children: a systematic review of existing studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH), or consuming highly palatable foods when satiated, is one behavioral pathway that may lead to childhood obesity. EAH is an objective, laboratory-based measure. A more comprehensive understanding of potential determinants of EAH could inform childhood obesity programs outside of a laboratory setting.

Objective

Systematic review of EAH experiments to identify individual, familial, and societal-level correlates of EAH among children 12 years of age or younger.

Design

1487 studies were retrieved from five electronic databases (Medline [PubMed], Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PsycINFO). Eligible studies were those that measured EAH as initially operationalized in a laboratory setting enrolling children ≤12 years

SUBMITTER: Lansigan RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4277716 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature