Does eating slowly influence appetite and energy intake when water intake is controlled?

Table 2 Meal duration, ad libitum meal intake, and eating rate in the two experimental conditions (fast and slow)

	Experimental condition ¹				Number of subjects
	Fast		Slow		Fast > Slow ²	Slow > Fast ³
	Mean	SEM	Mean	SEM	n	n
Duration of the meal (min)	8.4	0.6	26.1	1.8 *	0	30
Weight of food consumed (g)	488.2	17.9	478.6	22.5	17	13
Energy intake (kcal)	707.9	26.0	694.0	32.6	17	13
Energy density (kcal / total g)	0.9	0.0	0.9	0.0	17	13
Rate of energy consumption (kcal/min)	94.0	5.6	29.0	1.9 *	30	0

n = 30 females.
¹ Statistical differences between conditions were determined by paired t-tests: * p < 0.05.
² Number of subjects in which meal duration and intakes were higher in the fast condition than the slow.
³ Number of subjects in which meal duration and intakes were higher in the slow condition than the fast.

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