RECRUITING

Soup Meal Liking Study

Description

The goal of the study is to determine the likability of seeds incorporated into lunch foods. When the study is over, we will better understand well-liked recipe versions that may promote health and fullness.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of the study is to determine the likability of seeds incorporated into lunch foods. When the study is over, we will better understand well-liked recipe versions that may promote health and fullness.

Voluntary Intake of Seed Enhanced Lunch Foods

Soup Meal Liking Study

Condition
Obesity &Amp; Overweight
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Beltsville

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, United States, 20705

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Younger than 25 years
  • * Known (self-reported) allergy or adverse reaction to study foods
  • * Women who have given birth during the previous 12 months or who are pregnant/lactating or who plan to become pregnant over the upcoming 6 months (which will overlap with the study period)
  • * Presence of diabetes, diverticulitis (inflammation of the large intestine), colitis (inflammation of the colon), celiac disease, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, gastrointestinal disease, pancreatic disease
  • * History of bariatric surgery or other weight control surgery
  • * Removal of a portion of the stomach or gastrointestinal tract
  • * Actively trying to gain or lose weight at the time of the study recruitment or planning to gain or lose weight during the study periods
  • * Diminished sense of taste and/or smell
  • * Anorexia Nervosa and/or Bulimia
  • * Smoking, vaping, or use of tobacco products in the past 3 months
  • * Suspected or known physiological/mechanical gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction
  • * Use of certain medications or supplements (prescription or over-the-counter) that may interfere with the study objectives
  • * Unable or unwilling to give informed consent or communicate with study staff
  • * Self-report of alcohol or substance abuse within the past 12 months and/or current treatment for these problems (long-term participation in Alcoholics Anonymous is not an exclusion)
  • * Other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factors that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the study plan

Ages Eligible for Study

25 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center,

Janet Novotny, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Study Record Dates

2025-11-05