The purpose is to investigate the effect of sedentary screen time activities on food intake and subjective appetite in 9- to 14-year old normal weight and overweight/obese girls. The investigators hypothesize that pre-meal exposure to screen time activities for 45 minutes increases subjective appetite and food intake at the next meal. Food intake will be measured immediately following screen-time exposure, and subjective appetite measured throughout the study period at 0, 15, 30, 45 and 75 minutes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
31
Department of Applied Human Nutrition
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
School of Nutrition, Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Food Intake (kcal)
Time frame: measured at 45 minutes after the treatment
Subjective appetite
Subjective appetite (in mm) determined by visual analogue scale
Time frame: 0-75 minutes
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