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Filter by:This study will test whether whether the implementation of and Egg-cellent 'Breakfast in the Classroom' improves school breakfast participation and breakfast consumption in middle school adolescents; whether the implementation of 'Breakfast in the Classroom' improves appetite control, mood, cognitive performance, and unhealthy snacking behavior in middle school adolescents when compared to a traditional school breakfast program.
Investigators examined the associations between SSS, energy balance, food intake and changes in body composition following a high calorie lunch for 2 weeks.
This study investigated whether the provision of a to-go container influenced the portion size effect at a meal. Following a screening visit, women came to the lab once a week for 4 weeks to eat a meal of multiple foods. At each visit, the portion size of the meal was varied in a counterbalanced order. Prior to their first meal, women were randomly assigned to one of two groups: a group that would have their leftovers packaged to go (to-go group) and a group that did not have leftovers packaged (control group). Women were instructed to eat ad libitum at the meals. They also answered questions about hunger and fullness as well as food characteristics before and after each meal. Following the final meal, subjects completed a series of questionnaires assessing subject characteristics as well as food characteristics. It was hypothesized that the effect of portion size on intake would be attenuated in subjects who received a to-go container with the meal. In addition, we aimed to identify any subject characteristics that moderated or exacerbated the portion size effect. It was also of interest to determine whether the portion size effect on individual foods were influenced by food characteristics such as perceived value.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of using new app-based technology to increase the level of physical activity, compared to conventional postoperative information given to patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The hypothesis is that the intervention, i.e. using the new technology, will have a greater positive effect on levels of physical activity and outcomes of weight loss than conventional postoperative information.
To get a better understanding of the interaction between metabolism, neural responses, cognitive processes and appetite the investigaters will examine the effect of food consumption on cognitive processes. The investigaters will look at the effect of satiation on cognitive performance on both a behavioural and neuronal level. In this study participants will undergo functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measurements while performing a food reward and inhibition task, and in addition perform a memory, working memory and delay discount task, once when hungry and once when full.
This study is part of a research theme aiming at elucidating the physiological mechanisms of action of weight loss after gastric bypass surgery. The Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass procedure induces pronounced and sustained weight loss, but the physiological mechanisms of action are not completely clear. Neither mechanical restriction of food intake nor malabsorption, are the main contributing factors. The enhanced postprandial responses of gut hormones (e.g. GLP-1 and PYY) which increase satiety as well as energy expenditure after surgery suggest a changed physiological set point for appetite and metabolism. Our hypothesis is that the intake of high quantity of protein in a microcapsule form would be able to reach the distal parts of the intestinal mucosa and stimulate maximum stimulation of the anorectic gut hormones. The higher functions of the brain will respond to these strong neuroendocrine signals by ensuing satiety and fullness.
Excessive weight gain, obesity and metabolic syndrome are highly prevalent in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Traditional methods of assessing dietary intake have failed to demonstrate an association between these problems and dietary intake. Patients with an indication for transplantation due to ethanolic cirrhosis, ex-smokers and those with a previous history of overweight were identified as being at greater risk for overweight and metabolic syndrome, and these factors may be related to the change in eating behavior after the operation. Objective: To evaluate the eating behavior, the occurrence of food craving and relation to weight gain, overweight and obesity after liver transplantation. Method: This is a cross-sectional study in which adult and elderly patients in follow-up at the Hepatic Transplant Outpatient Clinic of the Alpha Institute of Gastroenterology of the Federal University of Minas Gerais were evaluated for eating behavior and food craving. The evaluation of the eating behavior was performed with the help of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire-R21 (TFEQ-R21), translated version and validated for Portuguese. Food Craving Questionnaires State (FCQ-S) and Trait (FCQ-T) and the Brazilian Inventory of Foods Related to Craving (FCI-Br) were used in the translated and validated versions for Portuguese. Demographic, lifestyle, clinical and anthropometric variables of the evaluated patients were obtained through electronic medical records. Weight gain was assessed by the difference between the current weight and the first post-transplant outpatient weight.
The aim of this study is, first, to describe the evolution of the caloric compensation ability in infants from 3 to 15 months old and, secondly, to assess the links between changes in the caloric compensation ability and the individual characteristics (adiposity, age, gender, infant's eating behavior) and maternal feeding practices. Three series of measurements of caloric compensation abitlity were conducted: at 3-4 months old, at 10.5 months old and at 14.5 months old in the laboratory. In this study, a preload paradigm usually employed in children and adults to measure the caloric compensation ability was adapted to infants below 15 months old. The maternal eating behavior and their feeding practices were measured by questionnaires. The infants' height and weight were measured at the laboratory by trained experimenters.
Picky eating behaviour in young children is a very common concern for parents. The aim of the study is to investigate factors during early life which are associated with a child becoming a picky eater.
Because fruit and vegetables (FV) intake of children of Vitoria city is low, a controlled intervention program was proposed at school level. The intervention was based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as long as behavioral theories have been proved to be the most effective changing infant FV intake pattern. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program based on TPB and aimed to increase FV consumption in schoolchildren aged 8 to 10. For that aim, eligible classrooms from different schools were randomly assigned to the intervention (n=86) or control (n=86) group. The intervention group received 14 sessions of 60 minutes during 9 months of an academic year. Sessions, designed by a multidisciplinary team, are based on TPB and aimed to modify determinants of behavior (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intention of consumption), and intake of FV itself. Change in fruit and vegetable intake and determinants of eating behavior were evaluated at 9 months of intervention using validated surveys, 7 day food records, 24 hour reminders and questionnaires. This study will provide a valid and useful tool to achieve changes in the consumption of FV at school level. A negative result will be useful to help redefining new strategies in the framework of changing habits in the consumption of FV.