Examination of water intake patterns and the impact of drinking water before meals in overweight undergraduate students.
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- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/07/071232
- Lead Sponsor
- Short-term Research Grants for Undergraduate Students 2024-25
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Volunteers include both genders in the age group of 18-24years.
Volunteers who belong to undergraduate level of education.
Volunteers not using medication known to affect food /water intake or appetite, not athletes in training, not pregnant or lactating, non-smokers.
Volunteers not dieting to gain or lose weight and regularly eating three meals per day.
Exclusion Criteria
Volunteers who are on some sedatives, hypnotics, and tranquilizers or any other medication for any acute or chronic physical or mental illness.
Volunteers reported a history of depression, eating disorders, current use of medications known to alter food intake or body weight.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Water consumption habits and their relationship with body composition indicators.Timepoint: 3 months for complete study <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>People who are obese and consuming water after food is considered and advised to consume water before food. Recruited one are assessed with body composition indicators before food and after food.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Relationship between water consumption habits and agni <br/ ><br>Effect of pre consumption of water on reducing overweightTimepoint: 8 weeks