Cortisol and Food Insecurity

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Conditions studied: Food Insecurity

In brief

This study used a within-subjects design in a sample of individuals with a range of food insecurity recruited from the Los Angeles community (N = 400; 44.5% men). These participants then, in counterbalanced order, were exposed to a gold-standard laboratory stressor and a control condition, one month apart. Moderation analyses will test whether cortisol reactivity to the stressor acts as a modulator of the relationship between high levels of food insecurity and increased hyperpalatable food intake.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05191030

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

453

Starts

2022-03-11

Expected to finish

2025-09-23

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18+
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Recent (<1 year) diagnosis of major psychiatric disorders including any mood disorder, schizophrenia, or PTSD
• Recent (<1 year) diagnosis of eating disorder
• Recent (<1 year) diagnosis of metabolic or endocrine disorder or steroid or hormonal contraceptive use
• Pregnancy
• Allergy to any of the foods in the food buffet
• Participation in strict dieting or caloric restriction

Where it is running

• University of California, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States

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