Using an integrated approach, this study examines multiple eating traits concurrently under states of hunger and satiety. It examines the impact of short-term appetite and intake regulation on longer-term energy intake control and weight development in a cohort of ethnically diverse normal-weight and obese boys and girls with different familial predispositions to obesity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
212
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Percent caloric compensation index (%COMPX)
Time frame: Baseline
Appetite ratings assessed via Visual Analog Scales
Appetite ratings include self-reported perceived hunger, desire to eat, prospective consumption, and fullness.
Time frame: Baseline
Total energy intake per day (number of calories consumed over 24-hours)
Number of calories consumed over 24-hours assessed via measured food intake in the laboratory and via parent-reported food intake at home.
Time frame: Baseline
BMI z-score
Time frame: Change from baseline BMI z-score at 1-year follow-up
Waist circumference (cm)
Time frame: Change from baseline waist circumference at 1-year follow-up
Percentage body fat
Time frame: Change from baseline percentage body fat at 1-year follow-up
Eating in the absence of hunger (kcal)
Time frame: Baseline (number of calories consumed from snacks)
Home food environment
Time frame: Baseline home food environment assessed using the Home Food Inventory
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