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| D A LevitskySummaryAffiliation: Cornell University Country: USA Publications
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Imprecise control of energy intake: absence of a reduction in food intake following overfeeding in young adultsDavid A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences, 112 Savage Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 6301, USA
Physiol Behav 84:669-75. 2005..28 MJ (307 kcal)/day or about 14% was required to account for the weight loss following overfeeding...
Free will and the obesity epidemicDavid A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Public Health Nutr 15:126-41. 2012..Combining the technique of daily weight monitoring with accepting that our eating behaviour is not determined totally by our free choice, we may be able to curb the obesity epidemic...- Number of foods available at a meal determines the amount consumedDavid A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Eat Behav 13:183-7. 2012..This finding is important because not only does it expand the concept of variety from the kinds of foods to the number of foods, but it presents an environmental variable that might contribute to overeating and obesity... - The freshman weight gain: a model for the study of the epidemic of obesityD A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 6301, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 28:1435-42. 2004..In addition, students completed questionnaires that revealed particular behaviors and activities that were associated with weight gain... - Monitoring weight daily blocks the freshman weight gain: a model for combating the epidemic of obesityD A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 30:1003-10. 2006..We tested the effectiveness of the TMS to prevent freshmen from gaining weight during their first semester in college... - Commentary on the paper of Damon et al. (December 2002)David A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-6301, USA
J Nutr 133:661-2. 2003 - One day of food restriction does not result in an increase in subsequent daily food intake in humansDavid A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 6301, USA
Physiol Behav 99:495-9. 2010.... - Putting behavior back into feeding behavior: a tribute to George CollierDavid A Levitsky
Departments of Nutrition and Psychology, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, 112 Savage Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Appetite 38:143-8. 2002.... - Losing weight without dieting. Use of commercial foods as meal replacements for lunch produces an extended energy deficitDavid A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
Appetite 57:311-7. 2011..The results suggest that the mere substitution of one smaller portioned meal each day is sufficient to cause reduction in daily energy intake and a significant amount of weight... - The more food young adults are served, the more they overeatDavid A Levitsky
Department of Nutrition, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 6301, USA
J Nutr 134:2546-9. 2004..The data clearly support the hypothesis proposed by Young and Nestle and support the powerful role that environment plays in determining energy intake and potential increases in body weight... - A mouse model of fragile X syndrome exhibits heightened arousal and/or emotion following errors or reversal of contingenciesJ Moon
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Dev Psychobiol 50:473-85. 2008..This pattern of effects is consistent with the heightened emotional reactivity frequently described for humans with FXS... - Recovery of associative function following early amygdala lesions in ratsM J Higley
Department of Psychology, Cornell University, USA
Behav Neurosci 115:154-64. 2001..Furthermore, the findings support the view that behavioral recovery may be more likely if the lesion is sustained near the time of peak synaptogenesis... - Effects of dietary mixtures of amino acids on fetal growth and maternal and fetal amino acid pools in experimental maternal phenylketonuriaR E Austic
Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 69:687-96. 1999.... - Early lead exposure produces lasting changes in sustained attention, response initiation, and reactivity to errorsR E Morgan
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Neurotoxicol Teratol 23:519-31. 2001..Thus, conclusions regarding whether or not a particular cognitive or affective function is impaired or spared by early Pb exposure must be limited to the specific timing and intensity of exposure... - The effect of microgravity and space flight on the chemical sensesA A Olabi
Food Science Dept, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
J Food Sci 67:468-78. 2002..Chemosensory changes may also relate to space sickness, Shuttle atmosphere, stress, radiation, and psychological factors... - The non-regulation of food intake in humans: hope for reversing the epidemic of obesityDavid A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences and Department of Psychology Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 6301, USA
Physiol Behav 86:623-32. 2005.... - The promotion effect of anorectic drugs on aflatoxin B(1)-induced hepatic preneoplastic fociX Lin
Division of Nutritional Sciences and Department of Pathology, Veterinary Medicine College, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
Carcinogenesis 20:1793-9. 1999..In contrast, foci development was, if anything, suppressed by AM feeding. These results indicate that serotoninergic drugs (FN and FX), as opposed to dopaminergic drugs (AM), may have tumor promoter activity, at least for liver tissue... - Attentional dysfunction, impulsivity, and resistance to change in a mouse model of fragile X syndromeJ Moon
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Behav Neurosci 120:1367-79. 2006..The resistance to change also seen in these mice provides a behavioral index for studying the autistic features of this disorder... - Succimer chelation normalizes reactivity to reward omission and errors in lead-exposed ratsStephane A Beaudin
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Savage Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Neurotoxicol Teratol 29:188-202. 2007.... - Children eat what they are served: the imprecise regulation of energy intakeGordana Mrdjenovic
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, 112 Savage Hall, Ithaca NY 14853-6301, USA
Appetite 44:273-82. 2005..The conclusion from this study is that both the cause of overweight in children, as well as its prevention, may lie in the hands of the caregiver... - Prenatal cocaine exposure does not alter working memory in adult ratsMathew H Gendle
Department of Psychology, 109 Savage Hall, Carnell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Neurotoxicol Teratol 26:319-29. 2004.... - Nutritional and energetic consequences of sweetened drink consumption in 6- to 13-year-old childrenGordana Mrdjenovic
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-6301, USA
J Pediatr 142:604-10. 2003..32-0.48 +/- 0.4 kg). CONCLUSIONS: Excessive sweetened drink consumption is associated with the displacement of milk from children's diets, higher daily energy intake, and greater weight gain... - Impaired sustained attention and altered reactivity to errors in an animal model of prenatal cocaine exposureMathew H Gendle
Department of Psychology and Division of Nutritional Sciences, 109 Savage Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Brain Res Dev Brain Res 147:85-96. 2003.... - Enduring effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on selective attention and reactivity to errors: evidence from an animal modelMathew H Gendle
Department of Psychology, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Behav Neurosci 118:290-7. 2004..Both areas of dysfunction, impaired selective attention and impaired arousal regulation, have important functional consequences in humans, possibly affecting the school performance and social development of cocaine-exposed children... - The future of school feeding programsDavid A Levitsky
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-6301, USA
Food Nutr Bull 26:S286-7. 2005 - Impaired sustained attention and error-induced stereotypy in the aged Ts65Dn mouse: a mouse model of Down syndrome and Alzheimer's diseaseLori L Driscoll
Department of Psychology, Cornell University, USA
Behav Neurosci 118:1196-205. 2004..The attention task, coupled with the videotape analyses of task performance, provides a useful paradigm for studying attention and reactivity to errors in mice...