The Effect of Food Labelling and Satiety on Individuals Food Choice

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Previous research has shown that nutritional knowledge is a key indicator in healthy eating choices, but real-life examinations of the associations between both nutritional knowledge and state of hunger and satiety on individuals' food choice of healthy vs unhealthy snacks is limited. The present study aims to investigate whether the presence of nutritional information on food labels will affect participants' food choice when hungry and when satiated.

Detailed Description
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Previous research has shown that nutritional knowledge is a key indicator in healthy eating choices, but real-life examinations of the associations between both nutritional knowledge and state of hunger and satiety on individuals' food choice of healthy vs unhealthy snacks is limited. As there is currently little research combining these facets, it would be interesting to investigate whether individuals who are provided with food labelling information would choose unhealthy snacks when hungry as than when satiated and whether this would differ for those who are not provided with food labelling information. Based on this, the present study aims to investigate whether the presence of nutritional information in the form of food labels will affect participants' food choice when hungry and when satiated. The General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire will be used to assess participants baseline nutritional knowledge and will be used as a covariate in the research project.

Official Title
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Nutritional Knowledge and the Effects of Hunger & Satiety on Snack Choice: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Food Preferences, Hunger

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Food labelling versus no food labelling


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Male and females aged 18-65 years old; in general good health; not known allergies and any medical conditions (e.g. heart disease, asthma) Exclusion Criteria: Those who are currently following a weight loss diet; have food allergies and any medical conditions which might restrict their food intake

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Participants will be randomly allocated to a food labelling or no food labelling condition. Participants in each condition will be tested when hungry and when satiated
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Food label available, hungry state<br>foods will be displayed with food labels present and when participants had nothing to eat | Behavioral: Food labelling versus no food labelling<br>* Food labelling availability and satiety status<br>|
| Experimental: food label available, satiated<br>foods will be displayed with food labels present and when participants had already eaten breaksfast | Behavioral: Food labelling versus no food labelling<br>* Food labelling availability and satiety status<br>|
| Experimental: food label unavailable, hungry state<br>foods will be displayed without food labels present and when participants had nothing to eat | Behavioral: Food labelling versus no food labelling<br>* Food labelling availability and satiety status<br>|
| Experimental: food label unavailable, satiated<br>foods will be displayed without food labels present and when participants had already eaten breakfast | Behavioral: Food labelling versus no food labelling<br>* Food labelling availability and satiety status<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| food choice | participants will have to choose one snack from a choice of six differing on their fat content | 2 days | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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food choice, food labels