Combined Effects of Sequential Variety and Portion Size on Meal Intake of Women
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Eating Behavior
In brief
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the combined effects of sequential meal variety and portion size on food intake at a meal. Additionally, other individual characteristics will be examined for their influence on the effects of simultaneous variety and portion size on meal intake.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05485168
- Run by
- Penn State University
- People needed
- 52
- Starts
- 2022-09-06
- Expected to finish
- 2023-04-07
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-09-22
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Be willing and able to travel to Penn State University Park campus weekly for meals
- Be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- Be a woman 20 - 65 years old
- Regularly eat 3 meals/day
- Be willing to refrain from drinking alcohol the day before and during test days
- Have a body mass index between 18.0 and 35.0 kg/m*m
- Be willing to refrain from eating after 10 pm the evening before test sessions
- Be willing to participate in all study procedures
You may not qualify if…
- Must not be a smoker
- Must not be an athlete in training
- Must not be pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of screening
- Must not have taken prescription or non-prescription drugs that may affect appetite or food intake within the last 3 months
- Must not dislike or be unable to eat the test foods (because of allergies, intolerance, or dietary restrictions)
- Must not have a high variability in liking of the test foods
- Must not be currently dieting to gain or lose weight
- Must not have a health condition that affects appetite
- Must not have participated in a similar study in our lab in the past year
- Must not be a student, faculty, or staff member in nutritional sciences or psychology
Where it is running
- Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior, The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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