Food intake by brain-injured humans who are in the chronic phase of recovery.
This study examined whether survivors of traumatic brain injury differ from normal, non-injured controls in the regulation of food intake in their natural environment. Caregivers of 20 brain-injured subjects and 20 controls recorded in diaries: caloric intake, time of meals, subjective hunger ratings, and the number of persons present during meals for 7 consecutive days. Brain-injured subjects ate larger meals and more total (overall) calories per day compared with controls. In addition, the presence of other people during a meal, or social factor, was a significant predictor of meal size for the control subjects, but not for the brain-injured subjects. Brain-injured subjects also differed from control subjects in their response to pre-meal stomach content.
Henson
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MB
Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
De Castro
J M
JM
Stringer
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AY
Johnson
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012528:Satiety Response; D012931:Social Environment; D015430:Weight Gain