An interventional study of Sweet food consumption in Repeated Sweet Food Consumption, sponsored by Bournemouth University. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-16.
Sponsored by Bournemouth University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
This study will assess the impact of repeated sweet versus non-sweet food consumption on subsequent sweet and non-sweet food preferences and intakes
Participants will be randomized to receive instructions to either increase or decrease sweet food consumption for 6 days, and impacts on food preferences and intakes will be assessed at baseline and after 1 week. Preferences for sweet and non-sweet foods will be assessed during two taste tests at each assessment time, where six different foods will be rated. Sweet and non-sweet food consumption will also be measured at two meals at each assessment time - breakfast and lunch. Identical buffet meals composed of sweet and non-sweet foods suitable for consumption at breakfast and lunch will be provided ad-libitum.
Inclusion Criteria:
Race / ethnicity will not be requested.
Participants are asked to increase their consumption of sweet foods throughout their diet. Participants will be supported through an individual dietary interview where sweet foods will be highlighted and additional sweet food consumption recommended.
Behavioral: Sweet food consumption
Participants are asked to decrease their consumption of sweet foods throughout their diet. Participants will be supported through an individual dietary interview where sweet foods will be highlighted and substitutions for sweet food consumption will be recommended.
Behavioral: Sweet food consumption
Comparison of the impacts of sweet and non-sweet food consumption
Food Preferences
Ratings of three sweet and three non-sweet foods during a taste test (two tests). Measures are made on a visual analogue scale from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely), where higher scores denote higher preferences.
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 1 week
Food Intake
Amount of sweet and non-sweet foods consumed during breakfast and lunch. Measures are made of grams of each sweet food consumed.
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 1 week
Hunger Ratings
Ratings of subjective perceptions (two meals). Measures are made on a visual analogue scale from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely), where higher scores denote higher hunger.
Time frame: Change from Baseline to 1 week
| Milestone | Increase Sweet Food Consumption | Decrease Sweet Food Consumption |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 21 | 15 |
| Completed | 21 | 15 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 |
Ratings of three sweet and three non-sweet foods during a taste test (two tests). Measures are made on a visual analogue scale from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely), where higher scores denote higher preferences.
| units on a scale | Increase Sweet Food Consumption | Decrease Sweet Food Consumption |
|---|---|---|
| Food Preferences | 7 ± 19 | 1 ± 13 |
Amount of sweet and non-sweet foods consumed during breakfast and lunch. Measures are made of grams of each sweet food consumed.
| grams sweet food | Increase Sweet Food Consumption | Decrease Sweet Food Consumption |
|---|---|---|
| Food Intake | -24 ± 189 | -15 ± 183 |
Ratings of subjective perceptions (two meals). Measures are made on a visual analogue scale from 0 (not at all) to 100 (extremely), where higher scores denote higher hunger.
| units on a scale | Increase Sweet Food Consumption | Decrease Sweet Food Consumption |
|---|---|---|
| Hunger Ratings | 7 ± 28 | -2 ± 35 |
Collected over 1 week. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increase Sweet Food Consumption | 0/21 (0%) | 0/21 (0%) | 0/21 (0%) |
| Decrease Sweet Food Consumption | 0/15 (0%) | 0/15 (0%) | 0/15 (0%) |
| Age, Continuous(years) | Increase Sweet Food Consumption | Decrease Sweet Food Consumption | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 21.0 ± 1.0 | 21.3 ± 0.8 | 21.1 ± 0.9 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Increase Sweet Food Consumption | Decrease Sweet Food Consumption | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Male | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants) | Increase Sweet Food Consumption | Decrease Sweet Food Consumption | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count of participants | — | — | 0 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | Increase Sweet Food Consumption | Decrease Sweet Food Consumption | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 21 | 15 | 36 |
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Plan to share: Yes — The full study protocol is currently available from the PI on reasonable request. All generated data will be available from the PI, following completion and publication of the work on reasonable request.
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