Influence of candy particle size on oral behaviour

•There appears to be a gender difference in how men and women eat a mouthful of multiple small items.•People who self-report that they have eating difficulties are understandably more cautious and take longer to eat multiple small items. Oral processing of hard candy was examined to ascertain the ex...

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Published in:Physiology & behavior 2020-10, Vol.225, p.113089-113089, Article 113089
Main Authors: Rosenthal, Andrew J, Philippe, Ohanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Eating difficulties
Gender differences
Hard candy
Oral processing
Particle size and number
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Summary:•There appears to be a gender difference in how men and women eat a mouthful of multiple small items.•People who self-report that they have eating difficulties are understandably more cautious and take longer to eat multiple small items. Oral processing of hard candy was examined to ascertain the extent of sucking and chewing. The proportion of chewing increased as the particles in the mouth are broken down into smaller ones. While the overall eating time for men and women was not significantly different, when eight-small items were present in the mouth, women chewed more at the start of the oral residence time, while chewing for men progressively increased. Individuals who reported a history of eating difficulties tended to chew less and take longer to eat eight-small items than those who had never experienced eating difficulties.
ISSN:0031-9384
1873-507X
DOI:10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113089