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Effects of caloric level on ruminating
J M Johnston1, K S Greene, A Rawal
1Department of Psychology, Auburn University, Alabama 36849.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
A series of recent studies has shown that a number of dietary variables affect ruminative behavior in institutionalized retarded persons. This experiment extends an earlier study that examined the influence of the caloric level of the diet on the frequency of ruminating. Subjects consumed regular portions of food that varied between phases from normal to high caloric levels. The data show a clear but modest inverse relation between the caloric value of the diet and the rates of postmeal ruminating.