Reducing Dietary Energy Density by Incorporating Vegetables in Order to Decrease Energy Intake

The Pennsylvania State University (PENNSTATE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: Incorporating vegetables into the diet to reduce energy density

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01165086

R37DK039177 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

R01DK059853 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

FoodED101

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will test the hypothesis that incorporating vegetables into meals as a method of reducing the energy density will result in increased vegetable intake and decreased energy intake.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy adults aged 20-45 years