NCT03247881

Pilot Study on Mixed Nuts and Food Intake

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objectives of this study are 1) to determine if consumption of mixed nuts influences food intake and choice, and 2) to determine how personality traits affect food choice, including mood, stress, tendency to seek approval, tendency toward food cravings, and approach to food intake control.

Detailed description

The condition of being overweight or obese has skyrocketed in recent decades, bringing with it many secondary health problems. Therefore, it is important to seek strategies to promote weight loss and to assist in weight maintenance after weight loss. Different diet compositions may have different effects on satiety and thus affect food choice. A pilot study will be conducted to determine if mixed nuts affect food selection and intake. Questionnaires will also be administered to determine if personality characteristics are also influencing food choice.

Conditions

• Healthy Volunteers

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nut Free Diet	Participants will consume whatever they like, as much as they like, from a pre-determined buffet with 0 g/d of mixed nuts.
OTHER	Added Mixed Nuts Diet	Participants will consume whatever they like, as much as they like, from a pre-determined buffet which will include 2 servings (2 ounces) of mixed nuts per day (1 serving just prior to breakfast and 1 serving as an afternoon snack).

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-18
• Primary completion: 2017-11-06
• Completion: 2017-11-06
• First posted: 2017-08-14
• Last updated: 2017-11-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States