Food Preferences, Hunger
Conditions
Keywords
food choice, food labels
Brief summary
Previous research has shown that nutritional knowledge is a key indicator in healthy eating choices, but real-life examinations of the associations between both nutritional knowledge and state of hunger and satiety on individuals' food choice of healthy vs unhealthy snacks is limited. The present study aims to investigate whether the presence of nutritional information on food labels will affect participants' food choice when hungry and when satiated.
Detailed description
Previous research has shown that nutritional knowledge is a key indicator in healthy eating choices, but real-life examinations of the associations between both nutritional knowledge and state of hunger and satiety on individuals' food choice of healthy vs unhealthy snacks is limited. As there is currently little research combining these facets, it would be interesting to investigate whether individuals who are provided with food labelling information would choose unhealthy snacks when hungry as than when satiated and whether this would differ for those who are not provided with food labelling information. Based on this, the present study aims to investigate whether the presence of nutritional information in the form of food labels will affect participants' food choice when hungry and when satiated. The General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire will be used to assess participants baseline nutritional knowledge and will be used as a covariate in the research project.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALFood labelling versus no food labelling
Food labelling availability and satiety status
Sponsors
St Mary's University College
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
Participants will be randomly allocated to a food labelling or no food labelling condition. Participants in each condition will be tested when hungry and when satiated
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Male and females aged 18-65 years old; in general good health; not known allergies and any medical conditions (e.g. heart disease, asthma)
Exclusion criteria
Those who are currently following a weight loss diet; have food allergies and any medical conditions which might restrict their food intake
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| food choice | 2 days | participants will have to choose one snack from a choice of six differing on their fat content |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Primary ContactKyriaki Myrissa, PhD
Outcome results
None listed