Internal Cues Versus External Cues for Eating and Activity

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Conditions studied: Eating Behavior, Body Image, Diet Habit, Dietary Habits

In brief

The majority of female undergraduate students experience disordered eating and/or weight gain, increasing the risk for two serious public health problems, eating disorders and obesity. Traditional nutrition education about weight control delivered during college has not been effective and may even exacerbate these problems. Thus, the investigators propose that instead of focusing on external information as taught by nutrition education (e.g. 'calories in, calories out', quantification and cognitive processing of nutrition information), at-risk females be trained to become more attuned to their internal hunger and fullness signaling to set them on a trajectory for decreased chronic disease risk as they age.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04025099

Run by

University of Delaware

People needed

32

Starts

2019-09-08

Expected to finish

2020-04-15

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 26. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female
• Between the ages of 18 and 26
• Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior University of Delaware student
• Willing and able to commit to the 10-week study at the specified times and a follow up visit 1-year after the completion of the study
• Have concerns about body shape, weight, and/or eating
• Are not currently being treated for an eating disorder

You may not qualify if…

• They do not meet the inclusion criteria.
• They have a severe medical food allergy.
• They are pregnant - this program is not geared towards someone who is pregnant.

Where it is running

• University of Delaware — Newark, Delaware, United States

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