None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This research program will test the hypotheses that removing caffeine from soft drinks will significantly decrease liking of and energy intake from these products and that this reduction in energy intake is sufficient to reduce average body weight in the Australian population. This project has two key aims: 1. To determine if the removal of caffeine from soft drinks results in a decreased consumption of these beverages. 2. To use these results to model the effect of caffeine removal from soft drinks on total energy intake and body weight of the Australian Population.
Interventions
Caffeinated soft drinks. Subjects will be asked to consume a prepared soft drink containing 130mg/L (the same amount present in popular cola beverages). During the first 2 weeks of the study they will be asked to consume 600mls per day, for the following 4 weeks of the study, they will be asked to consume as much or as little of the drink as they like and record the amount consumed in a daily log book.
Sponsors
Deakin University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Aged between 18-30yrs. Not pregnant or lactating. Currently consume sugar sweetened, caffeine containing soft drinks. Weight stable (no change in body weight in past 6 mths greater than +/- 2kg)
Exclusion criteria
Do not currently consume sugar sweetened caffeinated beverages
Outcome results
None listed