title: Self-reported vs. actual energy intake in youth with and without loss of control eating.
abstract: Episodes of loss of control over eating (LOC) in children and adolescents--often characterized by the consumption of highly palatable dessert and snack-type foods--have been associated with a lack of awareness while eating that could lead to under- or over-estimation of how much food is consumed. However, little is known about the reporting accuracy of food intake in youth with and without LOC eating. One hundred fifty-six girls and boys were administered the Eating Disorder Examination to assess for the presence of LOC eating. Youth were queried regarding the amounts of foods consumed directly following a multi-item, laboratory buffet test meal. Children with LOC (n=42) did not differ significantly from youth without LOC (n=114) in reporting accuracy of total food intake (reported minus actual energy intake: 153.0 ± 59.6 vs. 96.9 ± 36.0 kcal; p=0.42). However, compared to those without LOC, children with LOC were less accurate at reporting percentage of energy intake from carbohydrate (p=0.01). Youth with LOC were also less accurate at reporting their intake of desserts (p=0.04). Findings point to the possibility that youth with LOC may have poorer recall of sweet food consumption. Future research is required to examine whether poorer recall reflects a lack of awareness while eating palatable, sweet foods.
authors.affiliation: Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health/DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Wolkoff
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanofsky-Kraff
authors.forename: Lauren B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Shomaker
authors.forename: Merel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kozlosky
authors.forename: Kelli M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Columbo
authors.forename: Camden A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ranzenhofer
authors.forename: Robyn L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Osborn
authors.forename: Susan Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Yanovski
authors.forename: Jack A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Yanovski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D012650:Self Disclosure