ReviewCurrent obesity reports2018
Understanding the Relationship Between Food Variety, Food Intake, and Energy Balance.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effect of food variety on intake of a meal: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Pooled it
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- Examining the pattern of new foods and beverages consumed during obesity treatment to inform strategies for self-monitoring intake.Appetite · 2019Trial
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- White Tea Consumption Alleviates Anthropometric and Metabolic Parameters in Obese Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Effects of Migration on Nutritional Habits: From Turkey to Germany.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Article
- Are gastrointestinal signals the principal guides to human appetite and energy balance?Medical research archives · 2023Article
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- Comparative Study of Early- and Mid-Ripening Peach (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Motivating Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Spain to Avoid Persistent Toxic Substances in Their Diet.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Consumer perception of food variety in the UK: an exploratory mixed-methods analysis.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Role of diet on intestinal metabolites and appetite control factors in SD rats.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020Article
- Caloric compensation and appetite control in children of different weight status and predisposition to obesity.Appetite · 2020Article
- Socioeconomic Disparities in Diet Vary According to Migration Status among Adolescents in Belgium.Nutrients · 2019Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewIn accordance with US dietary guidance, incorporating variety into the diet can align with energy balance, though greater food variety in some categories may make energy balance more challenging. Thus, experimental and epidemiologic evidence is summarized on the relationship between food variety, food and energy intake, and energy balance. RECENT
findingsLab-based, experimental research consistently demonstrates that greater variety within foods or sensory characteristics of food increases food and energy intake within an eating occasion. Epidemiologic evidence is less consistent, potentially driven by differing methodologies, particularly in defining and measuring food variety. Moreover, the effect of variety on energy balance appears to be moderated by food energy density. Integrating insights from experimental and epidemiologic research are essential for strengthening food variety guidance including developing evidence-based definitions of food variety, understanding moderators of the relationship, and developing practical guidance interpretable to consumers.
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