U.S., Aug. 1 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07095166) titled 'Monitoring Eating Across Locations (MEAL) - Timing, Intake, and Mealtime Evaluation (TIME)' on July 09.
Brief Summary: Increased availability of high-energy dense foods has contributed to a pediatric obesity epidemic, with 23% of United States children currently presenting with the disease. How children eat contributes to both overconsumption and greater adiposity. However, it is unclear if laboratory measures of children's eating style generalize to the home environment, where children consume two thirds of their total energy. The study will 1) test if child eating styles observed in the lab generalize to more ecologically valid hom...