Trial reportThe American journal of clinical nutrition2012
Caloric compensation and eating in the absence of hunger in 5- to 12-y-old weight-discordant siblings.
Trial report in The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Inter-individual differences in children's short-term energy compensation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of energy density on energy intake in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European journal of nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Factors Associated with Eating in the Absence of Hunger among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Understanding eating in the absence of hunger among young children: a systematic review of existing studies.Appetite · 2015Pooled it
- Weight discordant siblings' ability to reduce energy intake at a meal as compensation for prior energy intake from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs).Nutrition and health · 2021Trial
- Portion size has sustained effects over 5 days in preschool children: a randomized trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Trial
- Effect of a Breakfast in the Classroom Initiative on Obesity in Urban School-aged Children: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA pediatrics · 2019Trial
- Cluster randomized control trial promoting child self-regulation around energy-dense food.Appetite · 2019Trial
- Eating in the absence of hunger: Stability over time and associations with eating behaviours and body composition in children.Physiology & behavior · 2018Trial
- Sustained impact of energy-dense TV and online food advertising on children's dietary intake: a within-subject, randomised, crossover, counter-balanced trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Trial
- Caloric compensation in preschool children: Relationships with body mass and differences by food category.Appetite · 2017Trial
- Does milk matter: Is children's intake affected by the type or amount of milk served at a meal?Appetite · 2016Trial
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- An intervention based on Schachter's externality theory for overweight children: the regulation of cues pilot.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2014Trial
- Effects of apple form on satiety in 4-6 year-old children: possible evidence of sex differences.Appetite · 2026Article
- Appetite Self-Regulation in Childhood: A Narrative Review and Conceptual Model of Processes and Mechanisms With Implications for Research and Practice.Nutrition reviews · 2025Review
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- PACE: a Novel Eating Behavior Phenotype to Assess Risk for Obesity in Middle Childhood.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Cost Effectiveness of Calorie Labeling at Large Fast-Food Chains Across the U.S.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn impaired ability to compensate for calories and increased eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) has been associated with increased energy intake and weight gain in unrelated children.
objectiveThe aims of this study were to compare caloric compensation [the percentage compensation index (%COMPX)] and EAH in weight-discordant siblings aged 5-12 y.
designIn a crossover, behavioral genetics design, 47 same-sex sibling pairs (53% female, 55% full siblings) were served dinner once a week for 3 wk. Across conditions, siblings were served the same dinner, but 25 min before dinner, they either consumed in full or did not consume 1 of 2 preloads that varied in energy density (ED; 0.57 or 0.97 kcal/g). On the day when no preload was consumed, EAH was assessed after dinner and defined as the number of calories consumed from snacks.
resultsOverweight/obese siblings undercompensated [%COMPX: -48.8 ± 56.3 (mean ± SEM)] and therefore overate after the high-ED preload, whereas normal-weight siblings showed accurate compensation (%COMPX: 101.3 ± 51.9; P = 0.03). Furthermore, overweight/obese siblings consumed 34% more calories (93 kcal) in the absence of hunger than did normal-weight siblings (P = 0.01). Within-pair resemblances for %COMPX and EAH were stronger for full siblings (P < 0.049) than for half siblings (P > 0.23).
conclusionsAn impaired ability to regulate short-term energy intake, which includes incomplete adjustment for calorie differences in a preload and eating when satiated, may represent a behavioral phenotype for obesity in children. Future studies should test whether teaching children to focus on internal satiety cues may prevent at-risk children from overeating.
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