How full or hungry people feel doesn’t explain why they eat more or less after choosing their own meal.

Scientific Claim

In adults consuming a high-protein diet under ad-libitum conditions, changes in daily caloric intake following a self-selected meal are not predicted by changes in subjective hunger or satiety ratings.

Original Statement

“On the SSM day, the mean ± SD daily caloric intake increased by 262 ± 332 kcal compared to the previous study days (P < 0.001), with no changes in subjective appetite scores. [...] The following day there was a slight but significant reduction in intake [...] with no change in appetite scores.”

From study:Self-selected meal composition alters the relationship between same-day caloric intake and appetite scores in humans during a long-term ad-libitum feeding study

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

definitive

Can make definitive causal claims

Assessment Explanation

The claim accurately reflects the absence of association between appetite scores and intake changes, as directly measured and reported.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Self-selected meal composition alters the relationship between same-day caloric intake and appetite scores in humans during a long-term ad-libitum feeding study

Cross-Sectional Study

Human

2023 Mar

People ate more calories after choosing their own meal, even though they didn’t feel hungrier or fuller than usual—meaning how hungry they felt didn’t predict how much they ate.

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Self-selected meal composition alters the relationship between same-day caloric intake and appetite scores in humans during a long-term ad-libitum feeding study

Score: 51

DOI: 10.1007/s00394-022-03040-5

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