Journal
NUTRIENTS
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu13062062
Keywords
children; adolescents; obesity; overweight; dishware; portion size
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- Else Kroner-Fresenius-Stiftung, Bad Homburg, Germany [2011_A135]
- Minigraduiertenprogramm of the Center for Nutritional Medicine (ZEM), Tubingen-Hohenheim, Germany
- Ministry of Science Baden-Wurttemberg
- European Social Fund
- Cusanuswerk e.V.
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The influence of dishware on portion size perception in children and adolescents is inconclusive. This study found that there were no substantial differences in the intuitive evaluation of portion sizes between children and adolescents with obesity and a normal weight. However, during the cognitive evaluation, those with obesity estimated the amount of water in the glasses more correctly compared to those with a normal weight, while they estimated the food amount in the bowls and plates less accurately.
Purpose: The influence of dishware on portion size perception in children and adolescents is inconclusive. This study investigated how children and adolescents with both obesity and a normal weight perceived portion size in different sized and shaped dishware items. Methods: The study included 60 children and adolescents with overweight and obesity (OBE) and 27 children and adolescents with normal weight (NW) aged from 9 to 17 years. The participants estimated quantities in three pairs of drinking glasses, one pair of bowls and two pairs of plates which varied in size and shape. The children were instructed to state intuitively which portion they would choose for big or small thirst/hunger. Thereafter they were asked to determine the exact amount by answering which dishware item contained the larger/smaller portion (cognitive evaluation). Results: There were no substantial differences in the intuitive evaluation of portion sizes between OBE and NW. During the cognitive evaluation, OBE estimated the amount of water in the glasses more correctly compared to NW (61% vs. 43%; p = 0.008); OBE estimated the amount of lentils in the bowls and on the plates significantly less correctly (39%) compared to NW (56%; p = 0.013). Conclusions: Habit formation and environmental stimuli might play a greater role in estimating food amounts in dishware than the child's and adolescent's body weight.
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