The purpose of the study is to examine the dynamic eating behaviors of the Chinese people, focusing on snacking and the choice of cooking methods, and to identify the influences of socioeconomic factors on these eating behaviors. Data for this study were from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS). There were 11780 subjects, older than two years (y), from the 1991 and 11169 from the 2004 ...

BACKGROUND Among the multiple mechanisms of action of topiramate, AMPA/kainate antagonism may be particularly interesting for the treatment of disorders characterized by conditioned cognitive and behavioral cue reactivity. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a patient consulting primarily for obesity and cue triggered snacking, who responded well on topiramate at doses up to 50 mg. Coinci...

The present study assessed the relationship between parental feeding styles and dietary intake behaviours of Dutch children aged 6-7. Associations between feeding styles and dietary behaviours of the parents were also examined. We translated the validated 'Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire' and evaluated its factor structure. A cross-sectional survey was completed by one of the parents of 13...

In contrast to prevailing beliefs, recent research suggests that trait self-control promotes health behavior not because those high in self-control are more successful at resisting single temptations, but rather because they develop adaptive habits. The present paper presents a first empirical test of this novel suggestion by investigating the mediating role of habit in explaining the relation ...

The study examined the influence of dietary practices on academic performance boarding school adolescents. sample consisted 264 selected students from forms one, two and three, respectively. A multistage sampling procedure was adopted in selection respondents structured questionnaire main instrument for data collection. Cronbach’s alpha reliability 0.82. Data were quantitatively analysed using ...

BACKGROUND Rats prefer energy-rich foods over chow and eat them to excess. The pattern of eating elicited by this diet is unknown. We used the behavioral satiety sequence to classify an eating bout as a meal or snack and compared the eating patterns of rats fed an energy rich cafeteria diet or chow. METHODS Eight week old male Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to lab chow or an energy-rich caf...

Our research group is designing robotic products and services that will adapt to people’s changing behavior through repeated interactions. Through the process of creating these products and services, we have found that there are many dynamic issues to account for in the design: the behavior of customers, the capabilities of the robot, and what the robot knows about people and their preferences....