The Effect of Television Watching on Liking of Food

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hunger

Treatments: Other: No Television; Other: Television

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02505490

UTK IRB-15-02352-XP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of television viewing on liking of food.

Full description

The objective of this investigation is to determine whether participants will have a change of liking of food based on television viewing. The specific aims of the study are:

1. Determine the effect of television on liking of food.
2. Determine the effect of no television on liking of food.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Between the ages of 18 and 35 years
• Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 kg/m2 and 24.9 kg/m2
• Unrestrained eater (≤ 12 on the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire [TFEQ-R])
• Report a favorable preference for foods served in the meal including: macaroni and cheese and salad (dressing will be chosen by the participant via initial phone screen), participants must rate each food item ≥ 3 during phone screen and ≥ 50 on a visual analogue scale (VAS) during the initial screening session
• Regularly eat a meal before 10:00 am
• Are able to complete all sessions within eight weeks of the screening session
• Report being a non-smoker
• Are not taking medications that affect appetite or food intake
• Are not pregnant or breastfeeding
• Are not on a dietary plan or have dietary restrictions that prevent consumption of certain types and/or amounts of food

Exclusion criteria

• Binge eating; and/or
• Athletes in training

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

No Television

Experimental group

Description:

The purpose is to determine whether a change in liking of food will occur with a lack of television.

Treatment:

Other: No Television

Television

Experimental group

Description:

The purpose is to determine whether a change in liking of food will occur while watching television.

Treatment:

Other: Television