Food Form & Energy Intake

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Appetite Self-regulation, Pediatric Obesity

In brief

This study primarily aims to examine how food presented in various forms (i.e., solid, semi-solid, and liquid) affects children's ability to self-regulate energy intake at a subsequent meal. Additionally, this study aims to examine how several child-level individual differences are associated with differences in various aspects of children's appetite self-regulation. The investigators will recruit 78 children between the ages of 4.5-6 years in order to test the primary hypothesis that energy presented in a liquid form will elicit poorer self-regulation than solid and semi-solid food forms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05258097

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

78

Starts

2021-11-02

Expected to finish

2024-11-02

Last updated by the study team

2023-03-31

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 7. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children between the ages of 4.5-6 years-old
• Physically healthy (no major disabilities or disease states)
• Free of any known food allergies
• Free of any medical conditions that affect appetite or ability to follow study protocol
• Not taking medications that affect appetite or ability to follow study protocol
• Like and willing to consume apple slices, apple sauce, and apple juice as well as at least 4 of the 5 ad libitum meal test foods according to parental report on a screening questionnaire
• Parent or legal guardian primarily in charge of feeding child able to attend all 5 visits

You may not qualify if…

• Children with medical condition affecting appetite or ability to follow study protocol, including but not limited to autism, ADHD, or developmental delays
• Children taking medications (prescription or over-the-counter) that may affect appetite or ability to follow study protocols
• Children younger than 4.5 years or older than 6 years
• Children with major disability or disease state
• Children with food allergies of any kind or severity
• Children who do not like/are not willing to consume all three of the following: apple slices, apple sauce, and apple juice
• Children who do not like/are not willing to consume at least four of the five test meal foods
• Parent or legal guardian primarily in charge of feeding the child not able to attend all 5 study visits

Where it is running

• Metabolic Kitchen and Children's Eating Behavior Lab — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
• The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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