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A NOTE ON THE EATING BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN VARYING IN WEIGHT
Author(s) -
Marston A. R.,
London P.,
Cooper L. M.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1976.tb00395.x
Subject(s) - cafeteria , psychology , obesity , dieting , biting , developmental psychology , eating behavior , eating disorders , clinical psychology , medicine , weight loss , endocrinology , ecology , pathology , biology
Summary Eight pairs of six to fourteen year old children, one member obese and one nonobese (matched on age group, sex, and number of children eating together), were observed unobtrusively as they ate lunch in a school cafeteria. A pattern of eating found in obese adults (faster rate of biting, less chewing, and more extraneous responses during eating) was found in similar form in these mildly obese children. The results were discussed in terms of early onset of behaviour patterns relevant for the prevention and treatment of obesity.