Genetic and environmental influences on taste receptors in the prevention of obesity amongst individuals who are hyper (more) and hypo (less) sensitive to prototypical taste stimuli as measured via the evaluation of taste function and taste receptor gene expression, prior to, and following four weeks consumption of a standardised (DASH) diet.

Dr Conor Delahunty0 sites200 target enrollmentJanuary 17, 2011

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

January 17, 2011

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Dr Conor Delahunty

•Adults over the age of 18 years
•\- Adults living in the Sydney metropolitan area
•\- Adults with good written and spoken English
•\-Adults who can attend testing sesions between 9:00am \- 5:00pm Monday to Friday

•\-Adults with medical conditions known to influence weight
•\-Adults who are currently, or have been within the past 3 months on a diet, or consuming a special diet
•\-Adults whose weight has fluctuated by more than 3 kilograms in the past 3 months
•\-Adulst older than 55 years
•\-Adults who are restrained eaters
•\-Adults who are allergic to, or do not wish to consume dairy based products
•\-Adults with impaired taste, or those consuming medication known to affect taste