We are what we (think we) eat: The effect of expected satiety on subsequent calorie consumption

Steven D. Brown*, Jackie Duncan, Daniel Crabtree, Daniel Powell, Melanie Hudson, Julia L. Allan

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Abstract

Varying expected satiety (ES) for equi-calorie portions of different foods can affect subsequent feelings of hunger and fullness and alter consumption. To our knowledge, no study has manipulated ES for an equal portion of the same solid food, appetite has not been measured >3 hours and studies have not consistently measure later consumption. It is also unclear whether changes in hunger, fullness or later consumption are related to a physiological response. The aims of this study were to use the same solid food, to measure participants' response over a 4-hour inter-meal period, to measure later consumption and to assess whether any effect of ES was related to a physiological (i.e. total ghrelin) response. Using a within-subjects design, 26 healthy participants had their ES for omelettes manipulated experimentally, believing that a 3-egg omelette contained either 2 (small condition) or 4 (large condition) eggs. When ES was higher (large condition) participants ate significantly fewer calories at a lunchtime test meal (mean difference = 69kcal [± 95% CI 4 - 136]) and consumed significantly fewer calories throughout the day (mean difference = 167kcal [± 95% CI 26 - 309]). As expected, there was a main effect of time on hunger and fullness, but no main effect of 'portion size' (p> .05). There was also a significant interaction between time and portion size for hunger. There was no evidence for any significant differences being the result of changes in total ghrelin. Overall, the data suggest that ES for a solid food can be manipulated and that, when given at breakfast, having a higher ES for a meal reduces lunchtime and whole day caloric consumption.
Original languageEnglish
Article number104717
Number of pages9
JournalAppetite
Volume152
Early online date21 Apr 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2020

Bibliographical note

This work was funded by The Scottish Government Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Sciences Division (RESAS) division. The study was conducted as part of Theme 7: Healthy Safe Diets (work package 7.1: Consumer Choice, Diet, and Health). The authors are grateful to Professor Jeff Brunstrom for his generosity in allowing the use of his expected satiety measure software, for the support of the Human Nutrition Unit staff at the Rowett Institute, and to all the volunteers who took part in the study.

Keywords

  • Expected satiety
  • Hunger
  • Fullness
  • Caloric intake
  • Cognition
  • Total Ghrelin
  • Total ghrelin
  • PLASMA GHRELIN LEVELS
  • FOOD-INTAKE
  • CARBOHYDRATE
  • HEALTHY
  • PEPTIDE
  • DENSITY
  • BEVERAGE
  • ANTICIPATION
  • HUNGER
  • SELECTION

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