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. 2021 May 15;13(5):1687. doi: 10.3390/nu13051687

Table 5.

Characteristics and main findings of interventional trials that explored eating speed/rate.

Interventional Trials
Children
Author and Year Study Design Population Intervention Description Comparing Group Adjusted Variables Results
Faith 2019 [12]. Parallel: 8 weeks. ▪ American.
n = 24 girls and boys.
▪ Age: 4–8 years.
RePace:
▪ 5 interactive sessions of 1 h for parents and children, over 8 weeks.
▪ Small timers were given at the clinic, programmed to vibrate at 30-s intervals during the mealtimes and snacks.
▪ Chat Jar during mealtimes to encourage a slower eating.
DUC (at the end of the 8 weeks):
▪ 30 min of informative educational sessions (healthy eating recommendations, importance of family meals, slowly eating speed).
RePace or DUC. Child age, sex and baseline BMI and BMI z-score. ▪ Intervention: BMI (β = −0.57, p = 0.02) and BMI z-score (β = −0.23, p = 0.03).

Abbreviations: β, beta coefficient; BMI, body mass index; DUC, delayed usual care; RePace, reduced eating pace.