Status:

UNKNOWN

Speed Limits: Food Intake and Eating Behaviour of Ultra-processed and Unprocessed Foods

Lead Sponsor:

Wageningen University

Conditions:

Obesity; Excess Calories

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Rationale: Foods that can be eaten at a fast rate - with low mastication effort - lead to shorter orosensory exposure (OSE) per unit of food consumed. This results in a decreased satiation response an...

Detailed Description

1. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to determine the independent and additive effects of industrial food processing (according to the NOVA classification) and eating rate on satiation ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Between 18-55 years old at the day of inclusion
  • Able to understand and speak English fluently or without difficulty (self-report)
  • BMI 18.5-30 kg/m2 - measured by the researchers at the end of information meeting (after signing informed consent)
  • Good general health and appetite (F1 questionnaire self-report)
  • Commonly (5 out of 7 week days) eating three meals a day every day around approximately the same times. (This is a Self-report question; see F1 questionnaire).

Exclusion

  • Difficulties with swallowing, chewing and or eating in general
  • Suffering from an endocrine or eating disorder, gastrointestinal illness or illness of the thyroid gland, respiratory disease or diabetes.
  • Having taste or smell disorders (self-report)
  • Braces (not including a dental wire) or oral piercing
  • Smoking
  • Consuming on average more than 21 glasses of alcohol per week (21)
  • Not willing to stop using drugs during the study period (from inclusion till last test session)
  • Use of medication that may influence study outcomes (self-report)
  • Allergies or intolerance to any ingredient of the test meals or snacks
  • Not willing to eat the test food because of eating habits or believes.
  • Following a vegetarian or vegan diet
  • Lactose intolerant
  • Men having facial hair such as a beard as facial movements cannot be analysed.
  • Followed an energy restricted diet during the last 2 months
  • Gained or lost 5 kg of body weight over the last half year
  • High restrained eater according to the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (men: score\>2.9)\*. \* This exclusion criterion will not explicitly be communicated to the participants to prevent desirable answers.
  • Signed up for participating in another research study
  • Employee of Human Nutrition department of Wageningen university
  • Thesis student or intern at the chair group of Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour Human Nutrition (WUR).
  • Intensive exercising more than 8 hours per week
  • Low score (\< -1) for liking the test foods on a nine point likert scale based on pictures of the food items.
  • Unfamiliar with the test foods (self report).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04280146

Start Date

February 1 2020

End Date

July 31 2020

Last Update

February 21 2020

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Wageningen University

Wageningen, Netherlands, 6700