The Effect of Dietary Sugar Consumption on Sweet Taste Perception

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Sweet Taste Perception

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine how reducing the amount of simple sugars in the diet affects sweet taste perception. Healthy adult subjects will be assigned to either follow their usual diet, or to replace sugar calories with fats or starch. The investigators hypothesize that eating less sugar will: 1. cause foods and drinks with a given amount of sugar to taste sweeter 2. cause people to prefer lower levels of sugar in foods and drinks

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02090478

Run by

Monell Chemical Senses Center

People needed

50

Starts

2010-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-03-18

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Good general heath (by self report)
• Consume at least 2 sugar-containing soft drinks/day on average)
• Able to control diet (select their own foods)

You may not qualify if…

• Major illness of any kind within the last six months, or any chronic illness
• Daily use of medication, except for birth control, vitamins, and aspirin
• Regularly consume non-nutritive sweeteners
• Pregnant women
• Gained or lost 10% or more of their body weight in the last 3 months

Where it is running

• Monell Chemical Senses Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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