Status:
COMPLETED
Liking of Snack Foods - Sub-Study 1
Lead Sponsor:
The Miriam Hospital
Conditions:
Eating Behavior
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Specific Aims: Environmental factors contributing to overconsumption, such as larger food portion sizes, may be contributing to the obesity epidemic. The objective of the proposed study is to examine ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy, non-smoking, normal- and over-weight (body mass index \[BMI\] \< 30) unrestrained, males and females, who regularly eat junk foods (consume junk foods \> 3 times per week).
Exclusion
- Participants will be excluded if they are not between the ages of 18 and 50, smoke, following a weight loss diet, an athlete in training, pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a health condition or use medication that affects eating or requires specialized diet therapy (e.g., diabetes). Additionally, if participants rarely consume junk foods (\< 2 times per week) or have allergies or unfavorable preferences towards foods used in the investigation they will be excluded from the study. Participants will also be excluded if they are a restrained eater (scoring \> 12 on the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire \[TFEQ\] \[Stunkard \& Messick, 1985\]) or report being a binge eater.-
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
March 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00200213
Start Date
February 1 2004
End Date
March 1 2005
Last Update
September 20 2005
Active Locations (1)
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The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903