NCT06678386

Alteration of Sweet Taste Perception After Reduction of Sweet Food and Beverage Consumption.

Alteration of Sweet Taste Perception After 50% Reduction of Sweet Food and Beverage Consumption for 12 Weeks, Compared With Unmodified Diet.

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 58 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mahidol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 59 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether reducing sugar intake by 50% for 12 weeks can change sweet taste perception in healthy adults and its consequences. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does sweet intensity change after reducing daily sugar intake by 50% for 12 weeks? * How does sweet intensity change after completing dietary modification for 8 weeks? * Does individual daily sugar intake change after completing dietary modification for 8 weeks? Researchers will compare reducing daily sugar intake by 50% for 12 weeks to an unmodified diet to see if sugar reduction can change sweet intensity. Participants will: * Reduce daily sugar intake by 50% or maintain an unmodified diet for 12 weeks. * Visit the clinic three times for anthropometric measurements, sweet perception tests, and to complete questionnaires. * Keep a diet record for a total of 15 days during the research period.

Conditions

• Health-Related Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	50% sugar reduction	Participants were advised by a dietitian to reduce their daily caloric intake from sugars by 50% for 12 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-31
• Completion: 2025-07-31
• First posted: 2024-11-07
• Last updated: 2024-11-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand