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NCT number NCT03407053
Other study ID # 180044
Secondary ID 18-DK-0044
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date March 1, 2018
Est. completion date February 26, 2020

Study information

Verified date January 28, 2021
Source National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial 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


Description:

Overconsumption of foods that result from extensive industrial processing is believed to contribute to the development of obesity. Ultra-processed foods now represent most of the calories consumed in America and their contribution to overall diet has increased in parallel with the rise in the prevalence of obesity over the past several decades. While such correlations are suggestive, the effect of industrial processing per se, independent of dietary macronutrient composition, on ad libitum energy intake has not been carefully investigated. Therefore, we will conduct feeding studies in adult men and women to investigate the differences in ad libitum energy intake resulting from consuming test diets for a pair of 2-week periods in a randomized, crossover design during a single 4-week period. The test diets presented to participants will be matched for calories, macronutrient composition, sugar, fiber, and sodium, but one diet will be composed of ultra-processed foods whereas the other diet will be unprocessed foods.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date February 26, 2020
Est. primary completion date February 26, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 50 Years
Eligibility - INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Adults age 18-50 years, male and female 2. Weight stable (< +/- 5 % over past 6 months) 4. Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 18 kg/m^2 5. Willing to cease their habitual caffeine intake during the study, beginning one week prior to inpatient admission 6. Written informed consent 7. Willing to eat the food provided in the study 8. Able to complete daily bouts of stationary cycling at a moderate rate and intensity with a heart rate (HR) equal to or greater than 0.3x(220-age-HR(rest))+HR(rest) but not exceeding 0.4x(220-age-HR(rest))+HR(rest) and no signs of arrhythmia EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Evidence of metabolic or cardiovascular disease, or disease that may influence metabolism (e.g. cancer, diabetes, thyroid disease) 2. Taking any prescription medication or other drug that may influence metabolism (e.g. diet/weight-loss medication, asthma medication, blood pressure medication, psychiatric medications, corticosteroids, or other medications at the discretion of the PI and/or study team) 3. Hematocrit < 34% (women only) 4. Hematocrit < 40% (men only) 5. Pregnancy, lactation (women only) 6. Participating in a regular exercise program (> 2h/week of vigorous activity) 7. Caffeine consumption > 300 mg/day 8. Regular use of alcohol (> 2 drinks per day), tobacco (smoking or chewing) amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, or marijuana over past 6 months 9. 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 10. Implants, devices, or foreign objects implanted in the body that interfere with the Magnetic Resonance procedures 11. Volunteers with strict dietary concerns (e.g. vegetarian or kosher diet, food allergies) 12. Volunteers unwilling or unable to give informed consent 13. Non-English speakers due to unavailability of required questionnaires in other languages.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
Ultra-processed diet
Consuming ultra-processed diet over a 2-week period
Unprocessed diet
Consuming unprocessed diet over a 2-week period

Locations

Country Name City State
United States National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Bethesda Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Hall KD, Ayuketah A, Brychta R, Cai H, Cassimatis T, Chen KY, Chung ST, Costa E, Courville A, Darcey V, Fletcher LA, Forde CG, Gharib AM, Guo J, Howard R, Joseph PV, McGehee S, Ouwerkerk R, Raisinger K, Rozga I, Stagliano M, Walter M, Walter PJ, Yang S, Z — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Ad Libitum Energy Intake Ad libitum energy intake averaged over 14 days for each diet, measured in kilocalories (kcal) per day. 14 days
Secondary Change in Body Weight Change in body weight from baseline to day 14 for each diet, measured in kilograms (kg) Baseline and day 14
Secondary Change in Fat Mass Change in body fat mass from baseline to day 14 for each diet, measured in kilograms (kg). Body fat mass was measured using Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements. Baseline and day 14
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