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A method for the control of eating rate gave subjects feedback from a computer screen on how much and at what rate to eat during a meal. The method also allowed us to record the development of satiety during the meal. Linear eaters—that is, women selected for eating at an approximately constant rate—underate when challenged to eat at a lower rate and overate when challenged to eat at a higher rate, thereby modeling the eating behavior of patients with anorexia nervosa and binge eating disorder, respectively. In both cases, the women’s postmeal perception of satiety mimicked that of the respective patient group. The results provide support for the notion that linear eaters have the capacity to exhibit disordered eating.
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This study was supported by AB Mando. C.B. is CEO and P.S. is a consultant to AB Mando. They receive salaries from AB Mando and own 27.3% each of the stock; the other owners are Investor AB (42%) and Michael Leon (3.3%), professor of neurobiology and behavior of the University of California, Irvine. AB Mando owns the patent on the Mandometer.
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Ioakimidis, I., Zandian, M., Bergh, C. et al. A method for the control of eating rate: A potential intervention in eating disorders. Behavior Research Methods 41, 755–760 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3758/BRM.41.3.755
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