Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
: Participants join five sessions during which they sham feed on model foods (x4) and 1 session during which they do not sham feed or eat the gels. The model foods or gels differ in chewing duration
Sponsors
Wageningen University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Male • Between 18-35 years old at the day of inclusion • Able to understand and speak Dutch or English fluently or without difficulty • BMI 18.5-25 kg/m2 • Good general health and appetite (F1 questionnaire and judge by the subject) • Eating three meals a day, every day around the same times. (self-report see F1 questionnaire).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Dental pathologies such as known caries, full dentures or planning to undergo dental treatment during the study • Difficulties with swallowing, chewing and or eating • Suffering from an endocrine or eating disorder, gastrointestinal illness or illness of the thyroid gland or diabetes. • Having taste or smell disorders (self-report) • Braces (not including a dental wire) or oral piercing • Smoking • Consuming on average more than 28 glasses of alcohol per week • Facial hair not willing to shave (due to facial markers video) • Use of medication that may influence study outcomes ( see, F1 questionnaire) • Allergies or intolerance to any ingredient of the model food or ad libitum lunch. • Not willing to eat the model foods or ad libitum lunch because of eating habits, (religious) believes or vegetarianism. • Followed an energy restricted diet during the last 2 months • Gained or lost 5 kg of body weight over the last half year • High restrained eater according to the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (men: score>2.9)*. • Signed up for participating in another research study (with the exception of the EetMeetWeet study). • Employee of Human Nutrition (WUR) • Thesis student or intern at the chair group of Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour Human Nutrition (WUR).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main parameters of interest are responses of glucose , insulin, PP, ghrelin, CCK-8 and leptin. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary study parameter is intake in gram during an ad libitum lunch meal. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMarlou Lasschuijt
Wageningen University
Outcome results
None listed