Eating is an essential activity to get energy and necessary nutrients for living. While
chewing, the food is broken down by the teeth and dissolved by saliva. Taste, flavour and …

Background A substantial number of adults suffer from obesity, that is caused by the risk
factor, masticatory dysfunction. The association between mastication and obesity, however …

Recent findings confirm that faster eating rates support higher energy intakes within a meal
and are associated with increased body weight and adiposity in children. The current study …

The use of smartphones during meals may possibly influence the number of ingested
calories. We evaluated the influence of smartphones' distraction during eating on caloric …

Objectives To test a smartphone-assisted wireless device for assessing electromyographic
(EMG) activity of the masseter muscle in freely moving individuals undertaking routine …

The study aimed to evaluate the hypothesis that chewing is a mechanical and physiological
contributor to swallowing, physiologic/pathologic processes of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) …

The present study aimed to compare the main objective parameters of mastication among
individuals with different body mass indexes. One hundred and sixty participants matched …

Numerous studies have evaluated the relationship between eating behavior and obesity,
however few studies have objectively assessed eating behavior. Additionally, the …

Physiological and behavioral aspects of masticatory function may have an impact on
nutritional status, which has been little studied. The aim was to perform a comprehensive …

Stress is an important factor in the progression of irregular eating patterns and has an
additional exacerbating impact in people with overweight and obesity. Therefore, in this …