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Effect of switching between actively sniffed food odours on appetite and food choice.

Investigate the effects of active sniffing and switching between food odours on appetite, sensory-specific appetite and food choice.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON21506
Enrollment
30
Registered
2013-02-01
Start date
2013-03-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

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Conditions

Overconsumption

Interventions

Odour, either banana or meat. Participants are expected in the lab for 4 times, around lunch time. During every visit, they will actively smell the content of two cups for 5 minutes. The content of t

Sponsors

Wageningen University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female; 2. Between 18 to 45 years old; 3. BMI between 18.5 and 25 kg/m2; 4. Healthy as judged by the participant; 5. Fluent in Dutch.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Smoking; 2. Following a diet during last 2 months; 3. Weight gain or loss of more than 5kg during last year; 4. Pregnancy or breast feeding during last half year; 5. Vegetarian; 6. Diabetes; 7. Hormonal diseases; 8. Disease on the thyroid gland; 9. Stomach or bowel disease; 10. Participating in other research that has restrictions on consumption; 11. Drug use; 12. Medication during last 3 months (Lactulose, Norit, ‘ Maagzuurremmers’ ); 13. Lack of appetite for any (unknown) reason; 14. Difficulties swallowing or eating; 15. Hyper sensitivity or allergy to one of the food items that are smelled during the lunch in the study (bananas, meat).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Appetite (rated on VAS: ‘Hoeveel zin heb je om op dit moment te eten?’); 2. Sensory-specific-appetite (rated on VAS: ‘Hoeveel zin heb je om op dit moment bananen te eten?’); 3. Appetite for something savoury and appetite for something sweet; 4. Food choice frequency: frequence of choice for a certain product.

Contacts

Public ContactM.G. Ramaekers

Postbus 8129

Marielle.ramaekers@wur.nl+31 (0)317 482520

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)