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Diet, Metabolic Health, and Exercise Responses

NCT07728240 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-07-27

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Summary

Regular physical activity, healthy dietary habits, and good metabolic health are associated with numerous physical and cognitive health benefits. However, individuals vary substantially in their affective, motivational, and cognitive responses to exercise, and the factors contributing to this variability are not fully understood.

This prospective observational study will examine whether habitual dietary fat quality and metabolic health are associated with exercise responses, cognitive function, and academic-related outcomes in healthy young adults. Participants will complete assessments of dietary intake, body composition, metabolic health, aerobic fitness, cognitive function, and academic engagement. They will also complete a standardized moderate-intensity cycling session during which affective responses, exercise enjoyment, subjective energy, and motivation for future physical activity will be assessed.

The findings will improve understanding of how habitual dietary habits and metabolic health may influence responses to exercise and cognitive functioning and may help inform future lifestyle recommendations aimed at promoting physical activity participation, cognitive performance, and overall health.

Conditions

  • Diet Quality
  • Metabolic Health
  • Cognitive Function
  • Exercise Response

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Standardized Moderate-Intensity Cycling Session

Participants will complete a standardized 30-minute moderate-intensity cycling session on an electronically braked cycle ergometer. Exercise intensity will be prescribed at approximately 50-60% heart rate reserve (Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion 11-13). Heart rate, perceived exertion, affective responses, exercise enjoyment, subjective energy, and motivation will be assessed before, during, immediately after, and following exercise. The cycling session is conducted as a standardized assessment procedure for all participants and is not assigned as an experimental intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Wisconsin, River Falls

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gregory Ruegsegger, PhD · University of Wisconsin, River Falls

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-01
Primary Completion
2027-07-31
Completion
2027-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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