Ice cream consumption. (a, b) Total ice cream consumed by normal weight (NW, n = 18) and obese (OB, n = 17) children according to meal pattern (a) and as differential values calculated as kcal consumed after three meals minus that consumed after five meals (b). (c, d) Ice cream consumed at the second serving according to meal pattern (c) and as differential values (d). Data were analyzed by two-factor linear mixed model analysis comparing the effect of meal pattern (three or five meals, repeated measures), weight status (NW or OB), and interaction (weight status × meal pattern). The effect of meal pattern differed according to weight group (b, d). Bonferroni post-tests revealed a significant within group increase in ice cream consumption by OB subjects at the second feeding (c).