NCT01653886

Palatability (Energy I Pilot)

Palatability of Meals That Vary in Fat and Energy Density. A Pilot Study to the Behavioral Response to Short-Term (Two Day) Positive Energy Balance Through Overfeeding (ENERGY I)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A pilot study was conducted to develop the study menus that were similar in appearance, aroma, and taste.

Detailed description

The aim of the pilot study was to test for differences in palatability ratings of the four menus that will be administered during the ENERGY I project. During the pilot study, palatability ratings were collected for each meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) from four different menus that were served to participants during the main ENERGY I trial. The menus consist of three diets that vary in dietary fat and energy density: 1) high fat/high energy density, 2) high fat/low energy density, and 3) high carbohydrate/low energy density. In addition to these three menus, the menu from the baseline period of the trial will also be tested for palatability.

Conditions

• Energy Density

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Breakfast (1-2 hours, in the morning)	You will be required to taste small portions (1 to 2 bites) of 4 different breakfast meals. You will be asked to reate the taste after each meal. Meals will vary in fat and energy density, and will consist of two high fat diets and a high carbohydrate diet. Energy density is the ammount of enregy of kilocalories in one gram of the food.
OTHER	Lunch (1-2 Hours, at midday)	You will be required to taste small portions of 4 different lunch meals. You will be asked to reate the taste after each meal. Meals will vary in fat and energy density, and will consist of two high fat diets and a high carbohydrate diet. Energy densityis the ammount of enregy of kilocalories in one gram of the food.
OTHER	Dinner (1-2 hours, in the afternoon)	You will be required to taste small portions of 4 different dinner meals. You will be asked to reate the taste after each meal. Meals will vary in fat and energy density, and will consist of two high fat diets and a high carbohydrate diet. Energy densityis the ammount of enregy of kilocalories in one gram of the food.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-02-01
• Completion: 2011-04-01
• First posted: 2012-07-31
• Last updated: 2016-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States