N/A
N=20
Effect of Ultra Processed Versus Unprocessed Diets on Energy Intake
Healthy Diet
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03407053 ↗Enrolled (actual)
20
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Ad Libitum Energy Intake — 2963; 2491 kcal per day
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Ultra-processed diet (Dietary_supplement); Unprocessed diet (Dietary_supplement)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Primary completion
- Feb 2020
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Ad Libitum Energy Intake |
2963; 2491 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Body Weight |
0.94; -0.91 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Fat Mass |
0.43; -0.28 | — |
Summary
Background:
Eating too much processed food is believed to lead to obesity. But the effect of processed food on energy intake has not been carefully studied. Researchers want to study people s diets for 4 weeks and do specialized tests of the effects. Participants will get two diets. They will have the same calories and nutrients, but one diet will be unprocessed food and the other will be ultra-processed.
Objective:
To better understand how processed and unprocessed foods affect daily food consumption and how the body handles blood sugar.
Eligibility:
Healthy adults ages 18-50 who have stable weight and can exercise
Design:
Participants will not eat for 12 hours. Then they will be screened with:
* Medical history
* Physical exam
* Heart and blood tests
* Resting energy expenditure test (REE). A hood will collect air exhaled while lying down for 30-40 minutes.
* Psychiatric questions
* Questions about mood, eating, sleep, and socioeconomic status
* 20-minute stationary biking
Female participants will have a urine pregnancy test.
Participants will stay in the clinic for 4 weeks. For 2 weeks they will get a processed diet. For the other 2 weeks they will get an unprocessed diet. Participants cannot use the study period to gain or lose weight.
Participants will have:
* Meals and snacks provided
* Daily exercise
* Blood, urine, and saliva tests
* To drink a special water and a very sweet liquid
* REE
* Scans and X-rays
* To wear activity monitors and a device to measure blood sugar
* Several 24-hour periods in a room that measures oxygen and carbon dioxide
* Repeats of screening questions
* Questions about hunger and meals
* Sleep monitoring
* Taste tests
Eligibility Criteria
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Adults age 18-50 years, male and female
- Weight stable ( 2h/week of vigorous activity)
- Caffeine consumption > 300 mg/day
- Regular use of alcohol (> 2 drinks per day), tobacco (smoking or chewing) amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, or marijuana over past 6 months
- Eating disorders or psychological conditions, such as (but not limited to) claustrophobia, clinical depression, bi-polar disorders, that would be incompatible with safe and successful participation in this study, as determined by investigators.
--Past or present history of claustrophobia since part of the protocol will involve being confined to a small room for whole-body indirect calorimetry and being in an MRI scanner for liver fat measures
- Implants, devices, or foreign objects implanted in the body that interfere with the Magnetic Resonance procedures
- Volunteers with strict dietary concerns (e.g. vegetarian or kosher diet, food allergies)
- Volunteers unwilling or unable to give informed consent
- Non-English speakers due to unavailability of required questionnaires in other languages.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03407053). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.