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Speed limits: Food intake and eating behaviour of ultra-processed and unprocessed foods

Conditions
Obesity
Registration Number
NL-OMON23484
Lead Sponsor
Wageningen University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

•Between 18-55 years old at the day of inclusion
•Able to understand and speak English fluently or without difficulty (self-report)
•BMI 18.5-30 kg/m2 – measured by the researchers at the end of information meeting (after signing informed consent)
•Good general health and appetite (F1 questionnaire self-report)
•Commonly (5 out of 7 week days) eating three meals a day every day around approximately the same times.

Exclusion Criteria

•Difficulties with swallowing, chewing and or eating in general
•Suffering from an endocrine or eating disorder, gastrointestinal illness or illness of the thyroid gland, respiratory disease or diabetes.
•Having taste or smell disorders (self-report)
•Braces (not including a dental wire) or oral piercing
•Smoking
•Consuming on average more than 21 glasses of alcohol per week (21)
•Not willing to stop using drugs during the study period (from inclusion till last test session)
•Use of medication that may influence study outcomes (self-report)
•Allergies or intolerance to any ingredient of the test meals or snacks
•Not willing to eat the test food because of eating habits or believes.
•Following a vegetarian or vegan diet
•Lactose intolerant
•Men having facial hair such as a beard as facial movements cannot be analysed.
•Followed an energy restricted diet during the last 2 months
•Gained or lost 5 kg of body weight over the last half year
•High restrained eater according to the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire
•Signed up for participating in another research study
•Employee of Human Nutrition department of Wageningen university
•Thesis student or intern at the chair group of Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour Human Nutrition (WUR).
•Intensive exercising more than 8 hours per week
•Low score (< -1) for liking the test foods on a nine point likert scale based on pictures of the food items.
•Unfamiliar with the test foods (self report).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Daily energy intake
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Energy intake rate, oral processing characteristics
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