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The Reduced Calorie Food and Mood Study

NCT04138862 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 121

Last updated 2019-10-28

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Summary

Health- and nutrient-related labelling is often used to draw consumer's attention to the potential benefits of consuming one product over another. However, research suggests that products believed to be 'healthier' and/or lower calorie are often experienced as less satiating, and may actually prompt people to consume more or these foods, or others.

The current research aimed to whether consuming a reduced-calorie product labelled "Healthier Choice" affects compensatory eating behaviour (relative to an unlabelled product), and the extent to which this depends on the product's sensory characteristics.

A two-session randomised study was used to test the satiety value of a reduced-calorie beverage - characterised as changes in rated appetite and later food intake (kcal) relative to an original-calorie version - consumed in one of four contexts varying in label and sensory cues. The beverage-contexts were assessed in a non-crossover manner.

Conditions

  • Markedly Reduced Food Intake
  • Satiety and Food Intake

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Product Labelling and Sensory modifications

the beverages varied in the label that was attached (no label or a 'Healthier Choice' label) and the sensory matching of the calorie reduction (sensory matched, reduced or enhanced).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Keri McCrickerd, PhD · Clinical Nutrition Research Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-09
Primary Completion
2018-09-09
Completion
2019-09-20

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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