Macronutrient and dietary energy density influences on the intake of free-living humans.
The influence of the composition of foods, their macronutrient contents and the dietary energy densities on intake, were investigated by analyzing 7-day diet diary reports from 669 free-living normal adult humans who adequately reported intake. The analyses revealed subtle but small macronutrient specific relationships with intake. Dietary energy density, however, was found to have large reliable short-term relationships with intake. The results support the hypothesis that short-term intake is controlled on the basis of the volume of nutrients in the stomach at the end of the meal and not upon their food energy or macronutrient contents.
de Castro
John M
JM
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA. jdecastro@utep.edu
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015930:Diet Records; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D009753:Nutritive Value; D012528:Satiety Response / Q000502:physiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins