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Testing an online measure of portion size selection: a pilot study concerned with the measurement of ideal portion size
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Menna Price ,
Laura Wilkinson
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, Volume: 7, Issue: 1
Swansea University Authors:
Rochelle Embling, Michelle Lee , Menna Price , Laura Wilkinson
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DOI (Published version): 10.1186/s40814-021-00908-x
Abstract
BackgroundPortion size is known to be a key driver of food intake. As consumed portions are often pre-planned, ‘ideal portion size’—an individual’s preferred meal size selected prior to eating—has been identified as a strong predictor of actual consumption. However, assessments of ideal portion size...
| Published in: | Pilot and Feasibility Studies |
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| ISSN: | 2055-5784 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57743 |
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BackgroundPortion size is known to be a key driver of food intake. As consumed portions are often pre-planned, ‘ideal portion size’—an individual’s preferred meal size selected prior to eating—has been identified as a strong predictor of actual consumption. However, assessments of ideal portion size have predominantly relied on laboratory-based computer tasks, limiting use online. Therefore, this cross-sectional study sought to pilot test the validity of a web-based tool to measure ideal portion size.MethodsIn an online study (N = 48), participants responded to images of a range of foods. Each food was photographed in a series of different portions and loaded into an ‘image carousel’ that would allow participants to change the size of the displayed portion by moving a slider left-to-right. Using this image carousel, participants selected their ideal portion size. They also completed measures of expected satiety and expected satiation and self-reported their age and body mass index (BMI). A non-parametric correlation matrix was used to explore associations between ideal portion size and identified predictors of food intake.ResultsSupporting convergent validity of this measure, ideal portion size was significantly correlated with expected satiety (rs = .480) and expected satiation (rs = −.310) after controlling for effects of baseline hunger and fullness, consistent with past research. Similarly, supporting divergent validity of this measure, ideal portion size was not significantly correlated with age (rs = −.032) or BMI (rs = −.111,).ConclusionsPilot results support the validity of this web-based portion size selection tool used to measure ideal portion size, though further research is needed to validate use with comparisons to actual food intake. |
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| Keywords: |
Portion size; Meal size; Expected satiety; Expected satiation; Online; Survey; Pilot |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Funders: |
ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Partnership |
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