Weight Status Moderates the Relationship between Package Size and Food Intake

• Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Vol. 114; no. 8; pp. 1251 - 1256
• Main Authors: Haire, Chrystal, Raynor, Hollie A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; analysis of variance; Biological and medical sciences; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Dietary restraint; dietary restriction; Energy Intake; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; females; food intake; Food Packaging; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Humans; Intake; Internal Medicine; Male; Obesity; Overweight; Package size; Portion Size; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tennessee; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Weight; Young Adult; Tennessee; Package size; Intake; Weight; Dietary restraint; Metabolic diseases; Food intake; Size

Single-serving packages (SSPs) may assist people in reducing consumption. Because overweight/obese individuals and individuals practicing dietary restraint may be more responsive to external food cues regarding an amount of food to consume, we examined whether weight and restraint status influence t...