Universal eating monitor (UEM)
Test meals were served on a Sussex Ingestion Pattern Monitor
(SIPM), a validated UEM (Yeomans, 2000). This consisted of a balance
(Sartorius Model CP4201, Sartorius Ltd., Epsom, UK; 0.1 g accuracy)
placed underneath, but protruding through, the surface of a table.
A placemat on the table was used to hide the balance from the participants’
view. The balance was connected to a laptop computer
and relayed balance weights every 2 seconds.