Abnormal eating behavior in video-recorded meals in anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Eating behavior during meals in anorexia nervosa (AN) has long been noted to be abnormal, but little research has been done carefully characterizing these behaviors. These eating behaviors have been considered pathological, but are not well understood. The current study sought to quantify ingestive and non-ingestive behaviors during a laboratory lunch meal, compare them to the behaviors of healthy controls (HC), and examine their relationships with caloric intake and anxiety during the meal.

Method

A standardized lunch meal was video-recorded for 26 individuals with AN and 10 HC. Duration, frequency, and latency of 16 mealtime behaviors were coded using computer software. Caloric intake, dietary energy density (DEDS), and anxiety were also measured.

Results

SUBMITTER: Gianini L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4644429 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature