DOI 10.1515/jpem-2013-0271 J Pediatr Endocr Met 2014; 27(5-6): 413–417
Arnold H. Slypera,*, Kim Kopfer, Wei-Min Huang and Yochai Re’em
Increased hunger and speed of eating in obese children and adolescents Abstract Objectives: This quality improvement program examined self-reported hunger, over-eating, and eating speed in obese and normal-weight children and adolescents prior to an interventional component. Patients and Methods: Food frequency questionnaires were presented to 127 obese and 42 normal-weight patients, and perceived hunger, food intake and eating speed were rated. Results: Obese patients reported significantly greater hunger than normal-weight patients (62.2% vs. 21.4%, p
Arnold H. Slypera,*, Kim Kopfer, Wei-Min Huang and Yochai Re’em
Increased hunger and speed of eating in obese children and adolescents Abstract Objectives: This quality improvement program examined self-reported hunger, over-eating, and eating speed in obese and normal-weight children and adolescents prior to an interventional component. Patients and Methods: Food frequency questionnaires were presented to 127 obese and 42 normal-weight patients, and perceived hunger, food intake and eating speed were rated. Results: Obese patients reported significantly greater hunger than normal-weight patients (62.2% vs. 21.4%, p
