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The Effects of Gum Chewing on Energy Intake and Expenditure

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University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Obesity

Treatments

Other: Water
Other: Chewing gum

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01043471
H-2007-0342

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if chewing gum increases energy expenditure and decreases food intake.

Enrollment

31 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 38 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • BMI 27-37, between the ages of 18 and 38

Exclusion criteria

  • History of chronic disease (e.g. liver, kidney, or heart disease, or diabetes)
  • Medications that affect energy expenditure, appetite, or body composition (e.g. antidepressants, beta blockers, antipsychotic, or weight loss medications)
  • A history of irregular menstrual cycles in women (indication of onset of menopause or other metabolic disturbances such as polycystic ovary syndrome)
  • A history of phenylketonuria (PKU)
  • Symptoms of depression
  • A history of eating disorders
  • Concurrent participation in a weight loss program
  • Cigarette smoking or other tobacco use
  • Jaw problems such as temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)
  • Allergies to any of the common components in gum (sweeteners, mint flavors, etc)
  • Heavy gum chewing prior to study ( > 3 times per week)
  • Pregnancy or lactation.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

31 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Chewing gum
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Chewing gum
Water
Placebo Comparator group
Treatment:
Other: Water

Trial contacts and locations

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