Fast Food Feeding in Youth

Boston Children's Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Obesity

Treatments

Behavioral: Condition A (see detailed summary)

Behavioral: Condition C (see detailed summary)

Behavioral: Condition B (see detailed summary)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00121706

P30DK040561

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of the proposed pilot study is to assess the effects of fast food meals, varying in serving size and rate of delivery, on energy (calorie) intake in adolescents.

Full description

Using a three-period crossover design, the investigators will evaluate three acute feeding conditions.

Under Condition A, the total amount of food in a large fast food meal will be delivered on a single tray at Time 0 (start of meal).
Under Condition B, the same fast food meal will be equally divided among 4 separate portions, with all portions delivered at Time 0.
Under Condition C, the meal again will be equally divided among 4 separate portions, but the portions will be delivered at 15-minute time intervals (Time 0, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes).

Sex

All

Ages

13 to 17 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Body mass index (BMI) between the 85th and 98th percentiles for sex and age
Consumption of fast food at least one time per week
Willingness to eat the foods specified in the research methods
Parent/guardian willing and able to cooperate
Access to a working telephone

Exclusion criteria

Major medical illness (eg, diabetes; heart, renal, or liver disease; cancer; endocrinopathy)
Taking any prescription medication that may affect food intake
Current smoking (i.e., any tobacco in the last month)
Previous diagnosis of an eating disorder