Food Consumption, Perseverance
Conditions
Keywords
taste test, food consumption, hunger
Brief summary
This one time pilot laboratory study focuses on examining the relationship between different types of physical tasks and taste perception of high and low-calorie foods among hungry individuals.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSimple physical task
Participants are asked to complete a 1-time simple physical task that is not challenging nor novel (moving small objects across a room).
BEHAVIORALComplex physical task
Participants are asked to complete a 1-time physical task that is low intensity but somewhat complex (involves a novel request to move objects in a way that is challenging and requires some coordination).
OTHERCookies
Participants are asked to taste test chocolate chip cookies
OTHERVegetables
Participants are asked to taste test raw celery or radishes
BEHAVIORALNo physical task
As a control, for 2 of the arms, participants are not asked to engage in a physical task
Sponsors
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
The Miriam Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Willing to travel to laboratory around lunchtime for the study * Willing to abstain from eating and drinking caloric beverages for at least 4 hours prior to completing the study * Typically eats lunch
Exclusion criteria
* Diabetes, eating disorder, or any other condition that makes it unadvisable for participant to refrain from eating or drinking caloric beverages for 4 hours. * Food allergies that would prevent participants from eating chocolate chip cookies or vegetables * Pregnant or lactating * Typically goes for longer than 5 hours (not counting sleep time) between meals and snacks * Physical disabilities that would make it difficult for the participant to walk or to use their hands to grasp objects
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| physical perseverance | 1 hour | as measured via maintained grip using a hand dynamometer on the dominant hand and set to 70% of participant's maximum grip strength |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| food preference | 1 hour | Food preference measured via participant's reported ratings after tasting different food. |
| Amount of food eaten | 1 hour | Amount of food that participants eat will be measured via a food scale at the end of the study. |
| Mood | 1 hour | Participant's subjective mood will be measured using a mood questionnaire (PANAS). |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactXiaomeng Xu, PhD
Outcome results
None listed