Cognition
Conditions
Keywords
cognition, appetite
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine appetite and cognition responses following consumption of a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal.
Interventions
OTHERReady-To-Eat Cereal
Packaged Ready-To-Eat Cereal product available in retail stores
Sponsors
General Mills
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy adults 18-70 years * Habitual breakfast cereal consumers (at least several times per month) * Body mass index 18.5-29.9 kg/m2 (based on self-reported weight and height) * Understand and willing to follow the study procedures, including having access to a tablet or laptop to use the online platforms for appetite and cognition measurement * Willing to maintain habitual diet, physical activity pattern, and body weight throughout the trial * Willing to abstain from strenuous exercise, consuming alcoholic drinks 24 hours before the test day * Willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Age or body mass index outside of the inclusion criteria * Pregnant or lactating women, or women who are planning to become pregnant during the study * Known food allergies, sensitivities, or intolerance to any food or food ingredients * Participating in another clinical trial for food, investigational drug, nutritional supplement, or lifestyle modification * Taking medications that affect appetite, metabolism or blood pressure * Presence of acute diseases or infection * Presence or history of chronic diseases * Diagnosed with an eating disorder * Restraint eaters as determined by a score \>4 from the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire1 * Lost or gained 5 or more pounds in the past 3-months * On a weight loss diet or undergoing intermittent fasting * COVID-19 infection within the past 3 months * Subjects who do not eat cereal products * Subjects who do not understand or are not willing to follow the study procedures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid Visual Information Processing Task | 210 minutes | This computer-based task requires participants to monitor a continuous stream of digits (1-9) presented one at a time on-screen and press the space bar when they detect three consecutive odd or three consecutive even digits. Both accuracy and reaction time will be evaluated. |
| Visual Analogue Scales for Appetite | 240 minutes | This VAS questionnaire requires participants to score from 0-100 millimeters (mm) on 6 questions relating to: hunger, fullness, satiation, desire to eat, prospective consumption and satisfaction. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTTaylor Banh, PhD
Outcome results
None listed