Effects of gut microbiome change on human's mood by chocolate intake

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0005582

Enrollment

120

Registered

2020-11-05

Start date

2018-01-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-12-02

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(dark chocolate) : Two different dark chocolates with 85&#37

and 70&#37

cocoa content were tested in this study. Participants were randomly assigned into one of the following groups: control group

85&#37

cocoa chocolate group

cocoa chocolate group. Subjects in the 85&#37

cocoa chocolate group consumed 10g of chocolate per time, and three times a day at the same time for 3 weeks while the control group was not supplied with any chocolate.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligible subjects were healthy men and women who were between 20 and 30 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who 1) eat sweets such as candy, chocolate, and cake more than twice a day, 2) had a history of a gastrointestinal tract surgery or disease, 3) received antibiotics within 3 months, 4) took a pre-/pro-biotics within 6 months, 5) had diabetes, 6) had Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score =16.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Positive affect and negative affect;gut microbiota	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
dietary intake;anthropometric measurement	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactChong-Su Kim

Seoul National University

Outcome results