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Brain's Response to Chocolate

NCT03364413 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2023-12-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test how the brain responds when individuals eat enjoyable foods such as chocolate. Eating certain foods can make one want to keep eating even when feeling full, caused by dopamine in the brain. The researchers believe this dopamine response can be measured by looking at the individual's eye.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Chocolate

Participants will be asked to taste commercially available chocolate varying in sugar, fat and percent cocoa (milk, 70%, 85% and 90% cocoa).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Drexel University

    collaborator OTHER

  • USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Shanon Casperson, PhD · USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-17
Primary Completion
2018-03-02
Completion
2018-03-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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