Also known as: slow eating, intuitive eating, conscious eating
Strongest in Consistency (95). Held back by Replication (43).
Solid mix of RCTs with some methodological gaps.
Some independent replication, statistical precision uneven.
Tens of thousands of participants pooled across studies.
Studies agree on direction of effect.
Most studies are recent (last 2-3 years).
No per-outcome numbers yet for this one. Each finding's direction and strength is shown in the research below.
Areas where research points to a consistent direction of effect. The strength of evidence is graded; the size of the effect is not quantified.
Eating without distraction, chewing thoroughly, and stopping at 80% full. Slowing down lets satiety signals catch up to intake, reducing calorie consumption by 10-15% without conscious restriction.
Intuitive eating is positively associated with self-esteem (correlation range .20 to .58).
Mindfulness-based interventions demonstrated negligible effects in reducing binge eating compared to active psychological intervention controls at post-treatment.
Mindful eating is significantly associated with greater physical activity.
The intervention group showed significantly greater reductions in body mass compared with controls.
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