Reducing Dietary Energy Density by Incorporating Vegetables in Order to Decrease Energy Intake

Penn State University48 enrolled

Overview

This study will test the hypothesis that incorporating vegetables into meals as a method of reducing the energy density will result in increased vegetable intake and decreased energy intake.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Incorporating vegetables into the diet to reduce energy densityOTHER

The entree portion of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals will be manipulated to be a standard energy density, a 15% reduction in energy density, or a 25% reduction in energy density.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy adults aged 20-45 years

Locations (1)

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Energy intake

Time frame: 3 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Vegetable intake

Time frame: 3 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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