Eating behaviour and obesity

doi:10.1136/bmj.a1926

Published 21 October 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a1926
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a1926

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Eating behaviour and obesity

Eating fast and until full trebles the risk

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In the linked study (doi:10.1136/bmj.a2002), Maruyama and colleaguesshow a significant positive association between two eating behaviours(eating until full and eating quickly) and overweight in a largesample of Japanese adults.¹ The study builds on evidence thateating behaviours are important in promoting positive energybalance (taking in more energy than is expended) and may contributeto the current epidemic of obesity. The drive to overconsumeenergy when it is available is probably an evolutionary imperative;however, until the last decade or so most adults did not havethe opportunity to take in enough energy to enable fat to bestored.

The ideal situation whereby our eating behaviours are controlledby biological regulatory systems that tightly regulate appetiteand consumption and keep our weight in check—is beingchallenged. We do not know what drives us to eat quickly orto eat until we are full. Have these . . . [Full text of this article]

Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, research fellow¹, Karen J Campbell, public health research fellow²

¹ Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia, ² Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Vic 3125, Australia

e.denney-wilson@unsw.edu.au

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