The non-regulation of food intake in humans: Hope for reversing the epidemic of obesity

The Spread of the Obesity Epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998

1999 • 2,316 citations

Social and Economic Consequences of Overweight in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

1993 • 1,653 citations

The role of depot fat in the hypothalamic control of food intake in the rat

1953 • 1,400 citations

The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the US Obesity Epidemic

2002 • 1,147 citations

Patterns and Trends in Food Portion Sizes, 1977-1998

2003 • 1,087 citations

The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States

1999 • 1,034 citations

Portion size of food affects energy intake in normal-weight and overweight men and women

2002 • 783 citations

Ethnic-Immigrant Differentials in Health Behaviors, Morbidity, and Cause-Specific Mortality in the United States: An Analysis of Two National Data Bases

2002 • 717 citations

Obesity Among US Immigrant Subgroups by Duration of Residence

2004 • 658 citations

Acculturation and overweight-related behaviors among Hispanic immigrants to the US: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

2003 • 635 citations

Update on Adipocyte Hormones

2004 • 633 citations

Motivation: theory and research

1964 • 632 citations

Obesity: Responding to the global epidemic.

2002 • 533 citations

Epidemic obesity in the United States: are fast foods and television viewing contributing?

1998 • 520 citations

Increased Portion Size Leads to Increased Energy Intake in a Restaurant Meal

2004 • 505 citations

Serving Portion Size Influences 5-Year-Old but Not 3-Year-Old Children's Food Intakes

2000 • 456 citations

Environmental influences on food choice, physical activity and energy balance

2005 • 442 citations

Trends in the Association between Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in U.S. Adults: 1971 to 2000

2004 • 440 citations

Sex Differences in the Association of Socioeconomic Status With Obesity

2002 • 434 citations

Insulin and leptin revisited: adiposity signals with overlapping physiological and intracellular signaling capabilities

2003 • 427 citations

Dietary variety within food groups: association with energy intake and body fatness in men and women

1999 • 417 citations

Increasing the portion size of a packaged snack increases energy intake in men and women

2003 • 404 citations

The freshman weight gain: a model for the study of the epidemic of obesity

2004 • 401 citations

The Effect of Breakfast Type on Total Daily Energy Intake and Body Mass Index: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)

2003 • 401 citations

The association between length of residence and obesity among Hispanic immigrants

2004 • 391 citations

Contributors

2012 • 370 citations

Weight loss on a low-fat diet: consequence of the imprecision of the control of food intake in humans

1991 • 322 citations

The role of breakfast In the treatment of obesity: a randomized clinical trial

1992 • 274 citations

Diet Culture and Obesity in Northern Africa

2001 • 266 citations

Weight regulation in normal and hypothalamic hyperphagic rats.

1966 • 257 citations

Increasing the portion size of a sandwich increases energy intake

2004 • 255 citations

Obesity trends and determinant factors in Latin America

2003 • 229 citations

Obesity in Europe: scaling an epidemic.

1995 • 223 citations

Cross‐Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Body Mass Index and Marriage‐Related Factors

2002 • 214 citations

Perception of calories and regulation of intake in restrained and unrestrained subjects

1976 • 208 citations

Social facilitation of duration and size but not rate of the spontaneous meal intake of humans

1990 • 203 citations

The longer you stay, the bigger you get: Length of time and language use in the U.S. are associated with obesity in Puerto Rican women

2003 • 201 citations

Sociodemographic factors associated with long-term weight gain, current body fatness and central adiposity in Swedish women

2000 • 199 citations

Determinants of Obesity in Relation to Socioeconomic Status among Middle-Aged Swedish Women

1997 • 193 citations

The More Food Young Adults Are Served, the More They Overeat

2004 • 192 citations

Time course of effects of preloads high in fat or carbohydrate on food intake and hunger ratings in humans

1991 • 188 citations

Social facilitation of the spontaneous meal size of humans occurs regardless of time, place, alcohol or snacks

1990 • 188 citations

Binge eating as a function of restraint and weight classification.

1979 • 169 citations

Monitoring weight daily blocks the freshman weight gain: a model for combating the epidemic of obesity

2006 • 169 citations

Uncoupling the Effects of Energy Expenditure and Energy Intake: Appetite Response to Short-term Energy Deficit Induced by Meal Omission and Physical Activity

1998 • 161 citations

Race and weight change in US women: the roles of socioeconomic and marital status.

1991 • 159 citations

Impact of Breakfast Consumption on Nutritional Adequacy of the Diets of Young Adults in Bogalusa, Louisiana

1998 • 155 citations

Which aspects of socioeconomic status are related to obesity among men and women?

2002 • 150 citations

A decrease in physical activity affects appetite, energy, and nutrient balance in lean men feeding ad libitum

2004 • 149 citations

Social facilitation of eating: Effects of social instruction on food intake

1992 • 137 citations

Restrained eating: An experimental disentanglement of the disinhibiting variables of perceived calories and food type.

1989 • 136 citations

Brain Pathways Controlling Food Intake and Body Weight

2001 • 132 citations

The Canadian Obesity Epidemic: An Historical Perspective

2002 • 127 citations

Time Since Immigration and Excess Body Weight

1999 • 116 citations

Social facilitation of food intake is mediated by meal duration

1995 • 116 citations

Information About the Fat Content of Preloads Influences Energy Intake in Healthy Women

1995 • 107 citations

Social facilitation of the spontaneous meal size of humans occurs on both weekdays and weekends

1991 • 107 citations

Leptin: obesity, diabetes and other peripheral effects - a review

2003 • 102 citations

Children eat what they are served: the imprecise regulation of energy intake

2005 • 85 citations

ACCULTURATION AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE AMONG JAPANESE MEN IN HAWAII

1982 • 83 citations

Socio-demographic variables and 6 year change in body mass index: longitudinal results from the GLOBE study

2000 • 83 citations

Effects of exercise on appetite control: loose coupling between energy expenditure and energy intake.

1998 • 80 citations

Concordance of Risk Factors in Female Spouses of Male Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

2000 • 79 citations

The effects of taste and caloric perceptions on the eating behavior of restrained and unrestrained subjects

1981 • 78 citations

The relationship between social status and body mass index in the Minnesota Heart Health Program.

1989 • 74 citations

Putting behavior back into feeding behavior: A tribute to George Collier

2002 • 72 citations

The contributions of income, education and changing marital status to weight change among US men.

1990 • 70 citations

Is advice for breakfast consumption justified? Results from a short-term dietary and metabolic experiment in young healthy men

2000 • 69 citations

Spouse Correlations in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Effect of Marriage Duration

1996 • 67 citations

Exercise, appetite control, and energy balance

2000 • 60 citations

Imprecise control of energy intake: Absence of a reduction in food intake following overfeeding in young adults

2005 • 55 citations

No energy compensation at the meal following exercise indietary restrained and unrestrained women

2000 • 54 citations

The burden of obesity in Asia: Challenges in assessment, prevention and management

2002 • 46 citations

Social facilitation of food intake in humans

1995 • 36 citations

Spousal Resemblance and Risk of 7‐Year Increases in Obesity and Central Adiposity in the Canadian Population

1999 • 27 citations

The paradox of satiation

2004 • 26 citations

THE CURRENCY OF PROCUREMENT COST

2002 • 25 citations

Familial resemblance for anthropometric measurements and relative fat distribution among African Americans.

1995 • 21 citations

Spouse concordance of obesity, blood pressures and serum risk factors for atherosclerosis.

1996 • 21 citations

The epidemic of obesity in South Africa: a study in a disadvantaged community.

2001 • 17 citations

What can we do about the “epidemic” of obesity

2002 • 11 citations

Macronutrient Intake and the Control of Body Weight

2001 • 10 citations

The growing epidemic of obesity.

2002 • 5 citations