Visceral obesity, stress
Conditions
Interventions
1. Stressed condition:
The stressed condition is a situation where the subjects are brought in a state of actual mental stress. The control condition is a condition of rest applied to the same subjec
Sponsors
NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Right-handed; 2. Both genders; 3. Age between 18-55 years; 4. BMI between 20 and 25 kg/m2 and between 25 and 30 kg/m2 with a waist circumference for men > 90 cm and for women > 80 cm; 5. Liking the tested food items; 6. Being able to play a standard memory game; 7. Without any metals in the body. Because of the different brain laterality in left- and right-handed subjects we chose to include only right-handed subjects. Hence the results can be compared between the subjects. Determining the effect of age is not an aim of this study. For the purpose of simplicity we exclude the effect of ageing and therefore set the age limit at 55 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Having metals in the body; 2. Having a food allergy; 3. Not being able to play a standard memory game; 4. Being left-handed; 5. Diabetics; 6. Use of medication (except contraception); 7. Extensive alcohol consumption (more than 10 consumptions per week); 8. Instable weight; 9. Pregnancy; 10. Claustrophobia; 11. Depression; 12. Other serious disorders (for example epilepsy, arrhythmia, parkinsonism, insomnia); 13. A past history of psychiatric disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study endpoint is the effect of acute and long-term consumption of highly rewarding foods on the physiological stress response and relevant reward related brain areas, on rewarding value of other foods and food intake in visceral overweight subjects. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMS Westerterp-Plantenga
Maastricht University Dept. Humane Biology PO Box 616
Outcome results
None listed