Increased hunger and speed of eating in obese children and adolescents.

Objectives: This quality improvement program examined self-reported hunger, over-eating, and eating speed in obese and normal-weight children and adolescents prior to an interventional component.

Patients And Methods: Food frequency questionnaires were presented to 127 obese and 42 normal-weight patients, and perceived hunger, food intake and eating speed were rated.

Results: Obese patients reported significantly greater hunger than normal-weight patients (62.