Focused attention during eating enhanced memory for meal satiety but did not reduce later snack intake in men: A randomised within-subjects laboratory experiment

Robinson, EL ORCID: 0000-0003-3586-5533, Whitelock, V ORCID: 0000-0003-3757-4852 and Davies-Owen, J (2019) Focused attention during eating enhanced memory for meal satiety but did not reduce later snack intake in men: A randomised within-subjects laboratory experiment. Appetite, 136. pp. 124-129.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.01.021

Abstract

Attending to food being eaten ('attentive eating') may reduce later overeating. However, evidence in support of this comes primarily from studies in women. The aims of the current study were to investigate the effect that attentive eating has on later food intake in men and examine potential underlying mechanisms. Using a within-subjects design, 34 men (BMI M = 23.73 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, SD = 2.93; age M = 29.15, SD = 11.99) consumed a fixed lunchtime meal on two study days. On one study day participants were instructed to pay attention to the sensory properties of the meal as they ate (focused attention condition), and on the other study day participants ate lunch normally. Three hours after each lunchtime session, ad libitum consumption of snack food was measured, and measures of memory for the earlier lunchtime meal were completed. Participants remembered the lunch to be significantly more satiating in the focused attention condition compared to the control condition. However, focused attention did not significantly affect later ad libitum snack intake or other measures of meal memory. Further research is needed to understand when focused attention influences subsequent food intake before this approach can be used effectively to reduce food intake.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Feeding Behavior, Memory, Attention, Satiation, Adolescent, Adult, Middle Aged, Male, Young Adult, Snacks
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	07 Mar 2019 16:51
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2024 23:31
DOI:	10.1016/j.appet.2019.01.021
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.01.021
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3033906