Satiety Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The study uses a preload-satiety design. On each of four test days, participants attend the research centre (Ingestive Behaviour Unit at Sussex University) between 0800 and 1000h to consume a fixed br
Sponsors
Ajinomoto Co., Inc (Japan)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy men and women aged 18-50 and who score less than 7 on the restraint scale of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who were taking prescription medication (excluding the contraceptive pill) 2. Who smoked more than 5 cigarettes per week 3. Diabetic 4. Had a diagnosed eating disorder 5. Allergies or dietary intolerances to the foods used
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Satiety is indexed by amount consumed at the ad libitum test lunch, while the acute stimulation of appetite by umami is measured as the immediate change in desire to eat on tasting the test soup. This will be measured on all four test sessions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Calculated compensation for additional energy in protein-soups relative to low energy control 2. Changes in the rated experience of appetite post-ingestion 3. Rate of eating and duration for ingestion of the soup Outcomes will be measured on all four test sessions. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed