Unhealthy diet Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Unhealthy diet
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are told they will be taking part in a relaxation and memory study so that the snack foods can be placed without making participants aware that the study is assessing eating behaviour (kn
Sponsors
University of Cambridge
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged over 18 years 2. Cambridgeshire and surrounding areas
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any allergies or intolerance to food relevant to the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of participants taking any of either snack food, measured as any difference in bowl weight from before to after the participant is exposed to the snacks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Mean amount of each snack food consumed is measured as the difference in bowl weight from before to after the participant is exposed to the snacks 2. Executive function, measured using the Stroop task (Stroop, 1935) before exposure to the snack food 3. Ratings of perceived effort to obtain the snacks and salience of the snacks, collected using a questionnaire following exposure to the snack food 4. The proximity effect is measured by the difference in intake of the snacks at each given distance after the relaxation break. This difference in intake is compared before and after excluding participants who move the bowl. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed