Cafeteria-fed rats consumed consistently fewer meals but more snacks early in diet exposure.

<p>Mean (±SEM) number of meals (left), mean meal duration (middle), and mean inter-meal interval (right) per cage (panel A), and mean number of snacks (left), mean snack duration (middle), and mean inter-snack interval (right; panel B), during the dark phase (7 pm–7 am) at 5, 10, and 15 weeks of diet in chow (open circles) or cafeteria (closed squares) fed rats. Data were analyzed via repeated measures ANOVA (n = 6 cages per group).