NCT07512440

Mindfulness and Sustainable Food Choices.

MindFOODness: Exploring the Impact of Mindfulness on Sustainable Food Choices. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Turin, Italy · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to determine whether a mindfulness-based intervention, in addition to nutritional education, improves healthy and sustainable eating habits in 53 young adults aged 18 to 35 years with low adherence to a sustainable diet.

Conditions

• Sustainable Dietary Preferences
• Mindful Eating Intervention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-based Intervention	The mindfulness-based intervention consists of a structured online program delivered over four weeks. Participants attend four 2-hour group sessions conducted once weekly. The program includes guided mindfulness practices, experiential exercises, and group discussions aimed at increasing awareness of eating behaviors, emotional triggers, and food-related decision-making.
OTHER	Nutritional Education	The nutritional education intervention consists of two 1-hour online sessions delivered over two separate weeks. The sessions are based on the EAT-Lancet dietary recommendations for healthy and sustainable eating and provide evidence-based guidance on food choices and dietary patterns consistent with environmental sustainability and health promotion

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-14
• Primary completion: 2025-07-11
• Completion: 2025-07-11
• First posted: 2026-04-06
• Last updated: 2026-04-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy