Background. Energy-dense foods are inconsistently implicated in elevated energy intake (EI). This may stem from other food properties and/or differences in dietary incorporation, that is, as snacks or with meals. Objective. Assess intake pattern and food properties on acute appetitive ratings (AR) and EI. Design. 201 normal and overweight adults consuming a standard lunch. Test loads of 1255.2 ...

BACKGROUND The US population consumes dietary sodium well in excess of recommended levels. It is unknown how the contribution of snack foods to sodium intake has changed over time, and whether disparities exist within specific subgroups of the US population. OBJECTIVE To examine short and long term trends in the contribution of snack food sources to dietary sodium intake for US adults and chi...

BACKGROUND While the role of parenting in children's eating behaviors has been studied extensively, less attention has been given to its potential association with children's snacking habits. To address this gap, we conducted a systematic review to describe associations between food parenting and child snacking, or consuming energy dense foods/foods in between meals. METHODS Six electronic da...

BACKGROUND Previous research has documented a negative association between maternal report of child food neophobia and reported frequency of consumption of fruit, vegetables, and meat. This study aimed to establish whether neophobia is associated with lower intake of these food types in naturalistic mealtime situations. METHODS One hundred and nine parents of 4-5 year olds completed questionn...

OBJECTIVES The article describes the after-school (AS) snacking pattern of young Canadians and its relationship with the amount of energy consumed daily and at dinner. METHODS We analyzed cross-sectional dietary data, measured by 24h recall, from 9,131 children and adolescents aged 4 to 18 years from the Canadian Community Health Survey, cycle 2.2 (2004). We evaluated AS snack intake; i.e., f...

Despite being widely debated throughout the scientific community, the concept of food addiction remains a popular explanation for overeating and obesity amongst the lay public. Overeating is often accompanied by feelings of guilt and dietary concern, and this may lead people to attribute their eating to an addiction in order to minimise personal responsibility. Research also indicates that food...

To The editor Erythritol (ERT; 1,2,3,4-butanetetrol) is a 4-carbon sugar alcohol prepared from glucose by fermentation,1 ERT occurs naturally in certain foods (mushroom, watermelon, pear, grape, wine, beer, soy sauce, cheese) at levels up to 0.13%. ERT is used to sweeten beverages and snack foods in Japan, where more than 125 million people consume more than 5 billion servings of ERT-sweetened ...

BACKGROUND Television (TV) viewing time is positively associated with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adults. However, the mechanisms through which TV viewing time is associated with MetS risk remain unclear. There is evidence that the consumption of energy-dense, nutrient poor snack foods increases during TV viewing time among adults, suggesting that these behaviors may jointly contribute tow...

In a social eating context, people tend to model the food intake of their dining companions. In general, people tend to eat more when their dining companion eats more and less when their eating companion eats less. In the present paper we investigate 1) whether familiarity of dining partners affects modelling and 2) whether modelling is affected by whether familiar partners consume the same ver...

Issue There is abundance in production of soybeans which can be utilized in producing various food products that are either completely or mainly of soy ingredients. Recent trends in the health foods markets promote use of soy as snack foods that are good for a healthy diet for children and adults to help them regulate their appetite. Studies have shown that 20% of the daily calories consumed by...