Table 1 Calorie intake (kcal) during the breakfast buffet and the snack test.

From: Oxytocin curbs calorie intake via food-specific increases in the activity of brain areas that process reward and establish cognitive control

Eating assessment

 

Placebo

Oxytocin

p value

Breakfast

Total

1271 ± 77

1121 ± 69

0.013

Macronutrient

Carbohydrate

612 ± 40

557 ± 35

0.068

 

Fat

473 ± 43

398 ± 49

0.056

 

Protein

186 ± 13

166 ± 14

0.062

Snack test

Total

167 ± 18

172 ± 24

0.78

Snack type

Chocolate cookies

90 ± 21

93 ± 21

0.87

 

Rice waffles

23 ± 7

23 ± 6

1.00

 

Salty crackers

60 ± 16

56 ± 13

0.73

  1. Complete lists of breakfast ingredients and nutritive values of breakfast and snacks can be found in ref.13. p values are derived from mixed ANOVA. N = 14.
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