Strengths and limitations
weight gain, adiposity, overweight or obesity
ADIPOSITY, BROWN
This study was conducted prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and restrictions on clinical research which occurred once the pandemic began prevented the study team from continuing the food buffet protocol. Thus, only those participants who completed the study prior to the onset of the pandemic completed the buffet meal component.This study included participants with overweight or obesity, an important population group for appetite management. However, as individuals with elevated adiposity may respond differently, future research should examine differences between weight categories, specifically in a healthy weight population for the prevention of weight gain. While matching test foods for energy is important, future studies should also match on volume. The discrepancy between volume of almonds, half the gram amount of the snack bar, may have had an impact on results (See supplementary Table 1). Short-term, acute/early phase satiety responses were measured over a 2-h period. Brown et al. demonstrated that reduced energy intake occurred over 24 h and appetite effects may therefore need to be measured over a longer period [