Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Ultra Processed Versus Unprocessed Diets on Energy Intake

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Healthy Diet

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: Eating too much processed food is believed to lead to obesity. But the effect of processed food on energy intake has not been carefully studied. Researchers want to study people s diets f...

Detailed Description

Overconsumption of foods that result from extensive industrial processing is believed to contribute to the development of obesity. Ultra-processed foods now represent most of the calories consumed in ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Adults age 18-50 years, male and female
  • Weight stable (\< +/- 5 % over past 6 months)
  • 4\. Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 18 kg/m\^2
  • 5\. Willing to cease their habitual caffeine intake during the study, beginning one week prior to inpatient admission
  • 6\. Written informed consent
  • 7\. Willing to eat the food provided in the study
  • 8\. Able to complete daily bouts of stationary cycling at a moderate rate and intensity with a heart rate (HR) equal to or greater than 0.3x(220-age-HR(rest))+HR(rest) but not exceeding 0.4x(220-age-HR(rest))+HR(rest) and no signs of arrhythmia
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Evidence of metabolic or cardiovascular disease, or disease that may influence metabolism (e.g. cancer, diabetes, thyroid disease)
  • Taking any prescription medication or other drug that may influence metabolism (e.g. diet/weight-loss medication, asthma medication, blood pressure medication, psychiatric medications, corticosteroids, or other medications at the discretion of the PI and/or study team)
  • Hematocrit \< 34% (women only)
  • Hematocrit \< 40% (men only)
  • Pregnancy, lactation (women only)
  • Participating in a regular exercise program (\> 2h/week of vigorous activity)
  • Caffeine consumption \> 300 mg/day
  • Regular use of alcohol (\> 2 drinks per day), tobacco (smoking or chewing) amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, or marijuana over past 6 months
  • Eating disorders or psychological conditions, such as (but not limited to) claustrophobia, clinical depression, bi-polar disorders, that would be incompatible with safe and successful participation in this study, as determined by investigators.
  • -Past or present history of claustrophobia since part of the protocol will involve being confined to a small room for whole-body indirect calorimetry and being in an MRI scanner for liver fat measures
  • Implants, devices, or foreign objects implanted in the body that interfere with the Magnetic Resonance procedures
  • Volunteers with strict dietary concerns (e.g. vegetarian or kosher diet, food allergies)
  • Volunteers unwilling or unable to give informed consent
  • Non-English speakers due to unavailability of required questionnaires in other languages.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    February 26 2020

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03407053

    Start Date

    March 1 2018

    End Date

    February 26 2020

    Last Update

    June 29 2021

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892