Associations between inhibitory control, eating behaviours and adiposity in 6-year-old children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower inhibitory control has been associated with obesity. One prediction is that lower inhibitory control underlies eating behaviours that promote increased energy intakes. This study examined the relationships between children's inhibitory control measured using the Stop Signal Task (SST), body composition and eating behaviours, which included self-served portion size, number of servings, eating rate, and energy intake at lunch and in an eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) task.

Methods

The sample included 255 6-year-old children from an Asian cohort. Stop-signal reaction time (SSRT) was used as an index of inhibitory control. Children participated in a recorded self-served lunchtime meal, followed by the EAH task where they were exposed to energy-dense snacks

SUBMITTER: Fogel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6611723 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature