Participants will be exposed to 3 conditions, in random order: 1. A Facebook page where 70% of posts are related to food. 2. A Facebook page where only 20% of posts are related to food. 3. A control condition (colouring quietly). During each of the above conditions participants will be provided with identical snacks. The snacks will be weighed before and after each condition, to determine whether there is a change in food intake across the 3 conditions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Participants will spend 30 minutes on a Facebook page that is primarily non-food related posts.
Participants will spend 30 minutes on a Facebook page that is food related posts.
Participants will spend 30 minutes colouring quietly.
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Ad libitum snack food intake
Participants will be provided with snack foods based on a previously completed food preference questionnaire. The food will be weighed before and after each session to determine caloric and macronutrient intake.
Time frame: 30 minutes
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