Modifying Eating Behavior: Novel Approaches for Reducing Body Weight

Medical Nutrition Council, the Energy Macronutrient and Metabolism RIS and the Obesity RIS.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014
10:30 AM–12:30 PM

Chairs

Megan McCrory, PhD, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Nana Gletsu-Miller, PhD, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Presentations

  • Novel approaches for modifying eating behavior: Introduction.  Megan McCrory, PhD, Purdue University
  • Learning sensations of pre-meal hunger: effects on energy intake, body weight and insulin sensitivity.  Mario Ciampolini, MD, Univesita di Firenze, Italy  
  • Effects of carbohydrates consumed mostly at dinner on hunger, body weight and insulin resistance.  Sigal Sofer, MSc, RD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Zecharia Madar, PhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel  
  • Effects of carbohydrates consumed mostly at dinner on hunger, body weight and insulin resistance.  Retraining eating behavior using the Mandometer: effects on eating behavior and BMI standard deviation score in adolescents.  Julian Shield, MB, ChB, MD, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children  
  • Retraining eating behavior using the Automatic Ingestion Monitor (AIM).  Edward Sazonov, PhD, University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa, AL 
  • Summary and future directions.  Nana Gletsu-Miller, PhD, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN