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Grazing, motives to eat palatable foods, and fat and sugar consumption: an exploratory investigation

Authors: Michail Mantzios, Helen Egan, Rebecca Keyte, Henna Bahia, Misba Hussain

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 2/2019

Abstract

Purpose

Contemporary research investigating obesity has focused on grazing (i.e., an uncontrolled and repetitive consumption of small amounts of food). Meanwhile, the association between grazing and motivations or actual consumption of energy-dense foods as explanatory factors has not been explored in current weight regulation research.

Methods

The association among grazing, motivations to eat palatable foods and fat and sugar consumption were explored in a cross-sectional study with university students (n = 318) who were recruited to participate in an online study.

Results

Results indicated that both motivations to eat palatable foods and fat and sugar consumption were positively related to grazing, but only motivations to eat palatable foods explained the positive relationship between grazing and current weight.

Conclusion

Motivations to eat palatable foods appears to be more explanatory of grazing in the sphere of weight regulation and grazing than the actual consumption of fat and sugar. Possible explanations and future directions are discussed.

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Title: Grazing, motives to eat palatable foods, and fat and sugar consumption: an exploratory investigation
Authors: Michail Mantzios
Helen Egan
Rebecca Keyte
Henna Bahia
Misba Hussain
Publication date: 01-04-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-018-0944-2

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Grazing, motives to eat palatable foods, and fat and sugar consumption: an exploratory investigation

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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