The Effect of Changing the Eating Speed on Energy Intake

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Conditions studied: Oral Intake Reduced

In brief

It was hypothesized that eating a meal slowly would lead to a lower meal energy intake and lesser feelings of hunger and desire to eat and higher levels of fullness after the meal compared to eating the same meal more quickly.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01684553

Run by

Texas Christian University

People needed

70

Starts

2011-02-01

Expected to finish

2011-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-09-13

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men and women ages 19-65 years.

You may not qualify if…

• Severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2),
• dieting,
• taking medications that affect appetite,
• participating in > 150 min/wk of vigorous physical activity,
• smoking,
• drinking heavily (men: > 14 alcoholic drinks/wk; women: > 7 alcoholic drinks/wk),
• self-reported disordered eating,
• depression,
• type 1 or 2 diabetes,
• adrenal disease, or
• untreated thyroid disease.

Where it is running

• Texas Christian University — Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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