Eating under observation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect that heightened awareness of observation has on laboratory measured energy intake

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 324-337

  Robinson, Eric ^a   Hardman, Charlotte A ^a   Halford, Jason C G ^a   Jones, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awareness; Demand characteristics; Eating behavior; Energy intake; Experimenter effects; Laboratory methods; Observer effect

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; FAST FOOD; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EATING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HYPERPHAGIA; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY;

AWARENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EATING; EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; ENERGY INTAKE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; OBSERVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84938689739     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.111195     Document Type: Review

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