Intake of Fruit
Conditions
Brief summary
Increased dietary variety has been shown to increase intake in animals, as well as humans, as compared to a diet or meal composed of one food. While most studies investigating dietary variety have focused on energy-dense foods (i.e., snack foods) and have emphasized the negative component that variety has on intake, very little research has been conducted with variety to determine if this food characteristic can be used to increase consumption of healthy foods (i.e., fruits). We hypothesize that increasing variety of fruits provided in an eating bout will lead to increased intake of these foods. Therefore, the aim of this investigation is to test the environmental factor of variety on fruit intake in males and females aged 18 to 45 years.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALvariety
variety and nonvariety
Sponsors
The Miriam Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Non-smoking * Non-obese * Unrestrained males and females
Exclusion criteria
* Health condition or use medications that influence food intake * Require specialized diet therapy * Following a weight loss diet, an athlete, or pregnant or breastfeeding * Have allergies or aversions to foods used in study * Report being a binge eater
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| fruit intake | 5 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed