Examining Cooking as a Health Behavior
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity
In brief
The proposed pilot study will examine cooking as an intervention target for weight control in overweight adults. The study will also examine whether interventions designed to promote cooking at home can increase participants' sense of food agency, and overcome common barriers to cooking at home such as time scarcity and budget constrictions. The study will utilize a cooking pedagogy designed to not just teach participants the basics of cooking different foods, but how to be efficient, mindful cooks. If cooking class participation positively impacts diet and health outcomes, it will bolster the case for promoting cooking at home as a health behavior for multiple populations.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03783962
- Run by
- University of Vermont
- People needed
- 56
- Starts
- 2018-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-09-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-05-17
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- only individuals who are cooking (from scratch) no more than 3 meals at home per week will be eligible.
- must have a computer or smart device with internet access (at home or work) in order to track their diet and exercise behaviors,
- potential participants will be required to demonstrate some ability to comply with study intervention procedures to be eligible (specifically, they must complete an online dietary self-monitoring diary for 3 days)
- must be at least 18 years old and have a BMI between 25-50 kg/m2
- must agree to be randomized to either study arm and available for both scheduled meeting times in person on the University of Vermont campus
You may not qualify if…
- pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months or lactating
- physical conditions that would preclude exercise
- medication affecting weight loss
- currently enrolled in another weight loss program
- currently cooking more than 3 meals from scratch at home per week
Where it is running
- University of Vermont — Burlington, Vermont, United States
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