Chapter 27 - Snacking and Energy Balance in Humans
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2017, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of DiseaseAre large portions responsible for the obesity epidemic?
2016, Physiology and BehaviorCitation Excerpt :An earlier, similar analysis led Cutler, Glaeser, and Shapiro [56] to conclude that “the increase in caloric intake is because of greater frequency of eating, not eating more at any one sitting” (p. 101). Mattes [18], in his review, concludes that greater ingestive frequency (especially more frequent snacks and especially if the snacks are not planfully integrated into one's diet [57]) is a greater contributor to the obesity epidemic than are large meals stemming from large portion sizes. Benton [1], who concurs, even provides physiological evidence supporting the proposition that relatively small snacks are particularly unsuited to promoting caloric compensation [see also 58].
Energy intake and obesity: Ingestive frequency outweighs portion size
2014, Physiology and BehaviorCitation Excerpt :First, studies in rodents reveal that as the cost of eating increases portion size and the inter-ingestive interval increase [92]. Consistent with this observation, the increased emphasis on convenience, the low cost of food and its superabundance [74] has lowered the barriers to ingestion and there has been a corresponding reduction of the interval between ingestive events [20]. Second, while meal skipping is also prevalent, snacks generally increase the number of ingestive occurrences per day.
Obesity and Dietary Intake
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