Reducing Dietary Energy Density by Incorporating Vegetables in Order to Decrease Energy Intake

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01165086

Enrollment

Registered

2010-07-19

Start date

2009-11-30

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2011-11-10

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Conditions

Obesity

Brief summary

This study will test the hypothesis that incorporating vegetables into meals as a method of reducing the energy density will result in increased vegetable intake and decreased energy intake.

Interventions

OTHERIncorporating vegetables into the diet to reduce energy density

The entree portion of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals will be manipulated to be a standard energy density, a 15% reduction in energy density, or a 25% reduction in energy density.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy adults aged 20-45 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Energy intake	3 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Vegetable intake	3 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 29, 2026