- Researchers investigated the effects of different meal characteristics on caloric consumption.
- They found that meals that are eaten quickly and that contain high-energy density, as well as highly palatable foods are linked to higher caloric intake across four diets.
- They noted that further research is needed to confirm their findings.
The rate of obesity worldwide has almost
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Studies have shown that eating quickly and higher energy density foods — foods that have more calories per gram — is
Meanwhile, higher protein intake has been
Recently, researchers investigated how meal characteristics affect caloric intake in four different dietary patterns.
They found that meal energy density, how quickly meals were eaten, and consumption of hyper-palatable foods influenced caloric intake.
“I am not surprised by the findings — this is what I would have expected,” Prof. Alberto Ascherio, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, not involved in the study, told Medical News Today.
“‘Hyper-palatable foods’ means just that — that they are designed to make you eat more. The food industry works hard to design these foods, with several tasting rounds to perfect the recipe, and the most reliable measure that you like a food is that you eat more.”
– Prof. Alberto Ascherio
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The researchers analyzed data collected from 35…
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