title: The effect of ready-to-eat cereal consumption on energy intake, body weight and anthropometric measurements: results from a randomized, controlled intervention trial.
abstract: The objective of this work was to determine the effect of consumption of ready-to-eat cereal (RTEC) in the evening in place of a normal evening snack on body weight, anthropometric measurements and energy intake in overweight individuals. Seventy overweight participants who were self-reported habitual evening snackers were assigned to either the control or treatment group. For 6 weeks the treatment group consumed RTEC instead of their normal evening snack. Body weight, anthropometric and food intake measurements were taken at 2-week intervals. There were no significant differences between groups in any anthropometric measurements; however, within the treatment group, body weight (p = 0.030) and waist circumference (p = 0.0003) were reduced after 6 weeks compared with baseline. Evening energy intake was lower in the treatment group compared with the control group (p = 0.007). These data indicate that replacing evening snacks with RTEC in overweight habitual evening snackers significantly reduces post dinner energy intake and may assist with weight management.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition Research, Leatherhead Food Research , Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7RY, UK.
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hull
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Angus
authors.forename: Kelly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D004032:Diet; D002523:Edible Grain; D002149:Energy Intake; D057140:Fast Foods; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000178:diet therapy*; D057566:Self Report