Eating in the absence of hunger in 18-month-old children in a home setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating in the absence of hunger (EAH), the susceptibility to eat despite satiety, may increase overweight. While EAH has been established in school-aged children, less is known about it during toddlerhood.

Objectives

This study assessed to what extent 18-month-old children eat in the absence of hunger, the stability of this behaviour at 24 months and the association of child eating behaviours with EAH.

Methods

Children were presented with four palatable finger foods (total 275 kcal) after dinner. Univariate GLM's assessed the association between EAH, child satiety and eating behaviours and energy intake of dinner at 18 and 24 months (n = 206 and 103, respectively). Another GLM was run to assess the association between EAH at both time points.

Results

SUBMITTER: Schultink JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8596436 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature