The Effect of Changing the Eating Speed on Energy Intake

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Oral Intake Reduced
• Interventions: Behavioral: Fast eating condition; Behavioral: Slow eating condition

• Registration Number: NCT01684553
• Lead Sponsor: Texas Christian University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-02
• Primary Completion: 2011-05
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Status Verified: 2012-09
• Study First Submitted: 2012-09-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-09-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-09-12
• Study First Posted: 2012-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2012-09-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Men and women ages 19-65 years.

Exclusion Criteria

• 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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Fast eating condition	Fast eating condition	The subjects were asked to eat their meal quickly during the fast eating condition
Slow eating condition	Slow eating condition	The subjects were asked to eat their meal slowly during the slow eating condition

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Meal energy intake	Day 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fullness questionnaire	0 and 60 min after the meal began
Thirst questionnaire	0 and 60 min after the meal began
Hunger questionnaire	0 and 60 min after the meal began
Desire to eat questionnaire	0 and 60 min after the meal began

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Texas Christian University; 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States