Sweet tooth: Nature or Nurture? Role of long-term dietary sweetness exposure on sweetness preferences

Completed

• Conditions: taste perception and liking; smaakperceptie en voorkeur

• Registration Number: NL-OMON49646
• Lead Sponsor: Wageningen Universiteit

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 8 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

- Good general health (self reported);
- Age 18 - 65 years;
- Body mass index 18.5 - 30 kg/m^2;
- Normal taste ability (assessed with taste strips test);
- Able to provide informed consent;
- Able to attend Wageningen University, as required for testing.

Exclusion Criteria

- Diagnosed with diabetes currently or in the past;
- Has been notified to have insulin resistance currently or in the past;
- Diagnosed with endocrine diseases or other metabolic diseases that influence
metabolism;
- Diagnosed with eating disorders;
- Diagnosed with taste or smell disorders;
- Pregnant or lactating during the study intervention;
- Gain or loss of more than 3 kg in the last 3 months prior to study entry;
- Suffering from lack of appetite (self-reported);
- Use of medication that may influence study results; such as medication that
may affect blood sugar (medication use will be judged by medical investigator
and self-reported);
- Having a food allergy or/and food intolerance for foods used in the
preference testing (e.g. lactose intolerance, celiac disease, egg allergy)
- Participants who use soft- and hard drug;
- Participants who drink more than 14 glasses of alcohol per week;
- Student or personnel of Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University;
- Participating in another study/studies or planning to participate in another
study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The difference in the change in most preferred sweetness concentration from<br /><br>month 0 to month 6, measured with a preference test, between groups. </p><br>