N/A
N=242
Dietary Recommendations for Reducing Free Sugar Intakes
Dietary Recommendations
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04816955 ↗Enrolled (actual)
242
Serious AEs
2.1%
Results posted
Jun 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Free Sugar Intakes — 7.7; 7.4; 7.1; 9.2 percentage of total energy intake
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Dietary recommendations (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
- Primary completion
- Dec 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Free Sugar Intakes |
7.7; 7.4; 7.1; 9.2 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Who Adhered to the Recommendations Provided |
38; 39; 39; 25 | — |
| SECONDARY Dietary Intakes |
1512; 1466; 1495; 1516 | — |
| SECONDARY BMI |
27.2; 28.1; 27.1; 27.4 | — |
| SECONDARY Sweet Food Preferences |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Sweet Food Choices |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Sweet Food Attitudes |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Reporting Adverse Events |
1; 1; 2; 1 | — |
| SECONDARY Eating-based Attitudes |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Eating-based Motivations |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Quality of Life (Subjective Wellbeing) |
— | — |
Summary
This randomised controlled trial aims to assess the impacts of the current recommendations by Public Health England for reducing free sugar intakes, on total energy intakes of free sugar in a sample of the UK population.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- aged 18-65 years;
- able to provide consent and complete all study materials;
- consuming >5% of TEI from free sugars; and
- residing in the South of England.
Exclusion criteria
- individuals who are pregnant or breastfeeding;
- underweight (BMI <18.5);
- have pre-existing medical conditions affecting swallow ability, taste and smell perception;
- currently or within 3 months of starting the study are following a specific dietary programme (e.g.: Slimming World);
- current smokers or have smoked within 3 months of the study start date;
- have pre-existing clinical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, eating disorders, Crohn's disease and other illness's leading to participants receiving external nutritional advice and dietary restrictions.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04816955). 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.