I-EAT
The I-EAT project will examine how differences in interoception (the process of sensing, interpreting, and acting on bodily signals like hunger, thirst, hot, cold, etc.) contribute to obesity risk in children. We will be recruiting children ages 7-10 years to complete measures of interoception and eating behaviors in our lab. We will also collect saliva samples to look at appetite-related hormones.
Project Details
Dates: June 2024-June 2026
PI: Emily Hohman
Co-I: Orfeu Buxton, Kathleen Keller
Other Clinical Centers: National Institutes of Health
Project Findings and Resources:
- To determine if children with poorer interoception are more likely to engage in dysregulated eating behaviors like eating in the absence of hunger.
- To determine if changes in appetite hormones in response to a meal are related to interoception of hunger and fullness
Project Contacts
