You Are What You Eat: A Randomised Controlled Trial of an Appearance-based Dietary Intervention
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 73
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Fruit and vegetable consumption
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study investigated whether illustration of the facial appearance benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption is able to motivate increased intake of this food group. The investigators hypothesize that individuals witnessing illustrations of the impact of a healthy diet will exhibit improvements in diet relative to a control group receiving only information on the health-benefits of this food group.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 61 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Student or staff member at University of St Andrews
- •Has access to email account to receive link to weekly online questionnaire.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Exited study before completion
- •Unable to make dietary changes due to a medical condition
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Fruit and vegetable consumption
Time Frame: up to 10 weeks
Participants completed a computerised food frequency questionnaire to establish fruit and vegetable consumption. Participants were asked to retrospectively report consumption frequency of fruit juice, fruit, vegetable juice, salad, vegetable soup and vegetable items over the past seven days. Participants reported consumption of standard portion sizes and were provided with NHS illustrations of portion size guidelines to assist estimations.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
David Perrett
Principal Investigator
University of St Andrews