Table 2.

Characteristics and results of intervention study assessing eating in the absence of hunger among children 2–12 years old.

Behavioral intervention studies (N=1)
Author, year	Sample characteristics	Study design	Outcome	Results
Boutelle et al. 2011 (31)	High EAH children n = 36 Age range: 8–12 yrs Mean age: 10.3 ± 1.3 Gender: 58% female Ethnicity: diverse Setting: Laboratory Location: unreported, USA	High EAH children assigned to 8 weeks of cue exposure treatment or appetite awareness training Followed-up at end of treatment, 6 and 12 months post-treatment.	Child EAH, operationalized as proportion of estimated energy requirements according to age, weight, height, and physical activity level	Children in the food cue exposure treatment showed significant decreases in EAH post-treatment and 6 months post-treatment Children in the appetite awareness training showed no change in EAH

kcal: kilocalories; EAH: eating in the absence of hunger; RCT: randomized controlled trial;