The Effect of Watching a Television Show on the Liking of Snack Foods
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Conditions studied: Measure Grams and Kcals of Snack Foods Consumed in Each Condition
In brief
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of watching a television show with healthy food commercials, unhealthy food commercials, or neutral commercials on the consumption of healthy snack foods or unhealthy snack foods. There are three hypotheses: 1) Women exposed to a television show with commercials imbedded advertising food will consume more food than women exposed to a television show with non-food related commercials. 2\) Women will consume more food when exposed to a television show with commercials advertising "unhealthy" food as compared to a television show with commercials advertising "healthy" food. 3\) Women will consume the most food when exposed to a television show with "unhealthy" food commercials and have "unhealthy" snack foods available to consume.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01694043
- Run by
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- People needed
- 38
- Starts
- 2012-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-04-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age between 18 and 30 years
- have a body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2
- Be a restrained eater (scoring >12 on Three Factor Eating Questionnaire
- Report being a non-smoker
- Perceive foods and commercials used in the study as appropriately classified in the study.
You may not qualify if…
- Currently dieting for weight loss
- Currently taking any medications that affect appetite or food intake
- Have a medical condition affecting eating or are currently following a therapeutic diet
- Report disliking foods used in the investigation
- Report having allergies to foods used in the investigation
Where it is running
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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