Combined Effects of Energy Density and Eating Rate on Appetite

United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Appetite

Treatments: Behavioral: Eating rate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01406886

H09-28

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine the independent and combined effects of energy density and eating rate on appetite and endocrine mediators of appetite. Increasing eating rate and energy intake are expected to additively increase energy intake.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI 18-27 kg/m2
• Weight stable

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic used of OTC or prescription drugs known to affect metabolism
• Chronic disease
• Gastric bypass surgery
• Disordered eating
• Pregnant or breastfeeding

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Energy density

Experimental group

Description:

Low or high energy density meal

Treatment:

Behavioral: Eating rate