Effect of Liking on Fruit Intake

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Intake of Fruit

• Registration Number: NCT00580541
• Lead Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital

Brief Summary

Increased dietary variety has been shown to increase intake in animals, as well as humans, as compared to a diet or meal composed of one food. While most studies investigating dietary variety have focused on energy-dense foods (i.e., snack foods) and have emphasized the negative component that variety has on intake, very little research has been conducted with variety to determine if this food characteristic can be used to increase consumption of healthy foods (i.e., fruits). We hypothesize that increasing variety of fruits provided in an eating bout will lead to increased intake of these foods. Therefore, the aim of this investigation is to test the environmental factor of variety on fruit intake in males and females aged 18 to 45 years.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-08
• Status Verified: 2007-12
• Study First Submitted: 2007-12-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-12-21
• Study First Posted: 2007-12-24
• Primary Completion: 2008-12
• Study Completion: 2008-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 2012-04-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Non-smoking
• Non-obese
• Unrestrained males and females

Exclusion Criteria

• Health condition or use medications that influence food intake
• Require specialized diet therapy
• Following a weight loss diet, an athlete, or pregnant or breastfeeding
• Have allergies or aversions to foods used in study
• Report being a binge eater

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
fruit intake	5 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center; 🇺🇸 Providence, Rhode Island, United States