Repeated Sweet Breakfasts and Subsequent Sweet Food Preferences and Intakes

Bournemouth University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Repeated Sweet Food Consumption

Treatments: Behavioral: Non-sweet food consumption; Behavioral: Sweet food consumption

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03442829

KAPR2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will assess the impact of repeated sweet breakfast consumption versus repeated non-sweet breakfast consumption on subsequent sweet and non-sweet food preferences and intakes

Full description

Participants will be randomized to receive either sweet or non-sweet breakfasts for three consecutive weeks, and impacts on food preferences and intakes will be assessed at baseline (day 0), after 1 week (day 7), and after three weeks (day 21). Preferences for sweet and non-sweet foods will be assessed during two taste tests at each assessment time, where six different foods will be rated. Sweet and non-sweet food consumption will also be measured at two meals at each assessment time - breakfast and lunch. Identical buffet meals composed of sweet and non-sweet foods suitable for consumption at breakfast and lunch will be provided ad-libitum. Intervention breakfasts will only be consumed on the days between test days.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• No known food allergy
• No known taste or appetite abnormalities
• Non-smoker
• Habitually eats breakfast
• Able to provide consent and complete all study measures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Sweet food consumption

Experimental group

Description:

Sweet breakfasts. Participants are asked to consume a sweet breakfast every day for three weeks (excepting on three days when outcomes will be assessed (days 0, 7 and 21, day 21 reported). All foods will be provided.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sweet food consumption

Non-sweet food consumption

Active Comparator group

Description:

Non-sweet breakfasts. Participants are asked to consume a non-sweet breakfast every day for three weeks (excepting on three days when outcomes will be assessed (days 0, 7 and 21, day 21 reported). All foods will be provided.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Non-sweet food consumption