Bitter Taste and Weight Loss in Women

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Conditions studied: Obesity, Weight Loss

In brief

Individual food preferences are not considered in designing weight-loss therapies. This project will determine if short-term weight-loss is improved by matching participants with diets that reflect their genetically-determined food preferences.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01856660

Run by

Rutgers University

People needed

107

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Body mass index (BMI) between 27 and 40 kg/m squared No weight loss for 3 months prior to the study Stable hypertension, dyslipemia or Type 2 diabetes - with permission from primary care provider Oral therapy to treat Type 2 diabetes - with permission from primary care provider.
• Able to walk 2 block without stopping

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant during the trial History of cardiovascular disease (infarct, angina, arrhythmia or stroke) Recent chemotherapy or radiation therapy Liver, renal or thyroid disease Concurrent or recent (last 6 months) participation in any other weight loss intervention Insulin injection Medications to control appetite or weight Major psychiatric illnesses

Where it is running

• Rutgers University, Department of Food Science — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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