"Split Them!" Smaller Item Sizes of Cookies Lead to a Decrease in Energy Intake in Children

David Marchiori; Laurent Waroquier; Olivier Klein

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2011.07.007

"Split Them!" Smaller Item Sizes of Cookies Lead to a Decrease in Energy Intake in Children

David Marchiori^*, Laurent Waroquier, Olivier Klein

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objective: Examine the influence of altering the size of snack food (ie, small vs large cookies) on short-term energy intake.

Methods: First- and sixth-graders (n = 77) participated in a between-subjects experimental design. All participants were offered the same gram weight of cookies during an afternoon tea at their school. For half of the participants, food was cut in 2 to make the small item size. Food intake (number of cookies, gram weight, and energy intake) was examined using ANOVA.

Results: Decreasing the item size of food led to a decrease of 25% in gram weight intake, corresponding to 68 kcal. Appetitive ratings and subject and food characteristics had no moderating effect.

Conclusions and Implications: Reducing the item size of food could prove a useful dietary prevention strategy based on decreased consumption, aimed at countering obesity-promoting eating behaviors favored by the easy availability of large food portions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	251-255
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume	44
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2011.07.007
Publication status	Published - May 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

dietary strategy
snack food
energy intake
food item size
cognitive bias
FOOD-INTAKE
PORTION SIZE
OBESITY EPIDEMIC
OVERWEIGHT
VALIDITY
WEIGHT
HUNGER
BIAS

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"Split Them!" Smaller Item Sizes of Cookies Lead to a Decrease in Energy Intake in Children

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