Table 3.
Mean (± S.D.) scores for water intake (g), snack intake (kcal), portion size memory accuracy (ml)a and ratings of memory vividness for lunch (mm), in the fast and slow eating rate conditions, separately.
| Fast eating rate (n = 20) |
Slow eating rate (n = 20) |
Main effect of eating rate F(1, 36) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water intake (g) | ||||
| During lunch | 89.3 (57.7) | 104.4 (74.3) | 0.49 | .49 |
| During taste test | 161.0 (75.3) | 166.6 (72.7) | 0.06 | .82 |
| Snack intake (kcal) | 505.5 (252.1) | 484.0 (198.0) | 0.13 | .72 |
| Food memory measures | ||||
| Portion size memory accuracy (ml)a | − 32.3 (118.8) | 76.5 (204.8) | 4.14 | .049 |
| Memory vividness (mm) | 66.1 (20.0) | 76.6 (23.2) | 2.31 | .14 |
a
Calculated by subtracting the amount that was actually consumed (400 ml) from the amount that participants believed that they had consumed.