This Trial Aims to Assess the Effects of Three Different Taste-based Dietary Recommendations for Reducing Free Sugar Intakes on Free Sugar Consumption in UK High Free Sugar Consumers
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Dietary advice - Sweet taste, Dietary advice - Taste, Dietary advice - No taste.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Dietary Behavior, Free Sugar, Sweet Taste. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United Kingdom
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Official title
Reducing Free Sugar Intakes - The Role of Sweet Taste III
Overview
This randomised controlled trial aims to assess the effects of three different taste-based dietary recommendations for reducing free sugar intakes on free sugar consumption in UK high free sugar consumers.
Detailed description
This 12-week, 3-arm randomised controlled trial aims to assess the effects of three different taste-based food and beverage substitution instructions for reducing free sugar intakes on free sugar consumption in high free sugar consumers. A total of 180 adult community members residing in Bournemouth and the surrounding areas will be recruited. All participants will be asked to reduce their intakes of free sugar and replace sweet, high-free sugar foods and beverages with either: 1) sweet tasting foods and beverages that have no or low amounts of free sugars; 2) non-sweet tasting foods and beverages that have no or low amounts of free sugars and are high in other tasty flavours; and 3) non-sweet tasting foods and beverages that have no or low amounts of free sugars and are also low in other flavours. The primary outcome of interest is the changes in free sugar intakes from baseline to endpoint. Secondary outcomes include a range of dietary and biopsychosocial outcomes, sweet taste perceptions and sweet food and beverage intakes, as well as compliance with and evaluation of the dietary recommendation received.
Interventions
- Behavioral Dietary advice - Sweet taste
Asked to reduce their free sugar intakes to \< 5%TEI and replace sweet foods and drinks that are high in free sugars with foods and drinks that are sweet but have no or low amounts of free sugars, e.g., sweet no- or low-free sugar foods, fruit, and no- or low-calorie sweeteners. - Behavioral Dietary advice - Taste
Asked to reduce their free sugar intakes to \< 5%TEI and replace sweet foods and drinks that are high in free sugars with foods and drinks that are non-sweet but are full of tasty flavours, e.g., non-sweet foods and drinks with nuts, herbs or spices. - Behavioral Dietary advice - No taste
Asked to reduce their free sugar intakes to \< 5%TEI and replace sweet foods and drinks that are high in free sugars with foods and drinks that are non-sweet and have no strong flavours, e.g., non-sweet plain foods and drinks.
Primary outcome measures
- Free sugar intakes [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Adherence [Time frame: week 3 to week 12]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
- Energy intake and diet composition [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Body weight [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Waist circumference [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Body fat percentage [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Body mass index [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Fasted blood glucose [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Sweet food and beverage preferences [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Sweet food and beverage perceptions [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Sweet food and beverage choice [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Dietary advice evaluation [Time frame: week 3 to week 12]
- Sweet attitudes [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
- Self-reported quality of life [Time frame: Baseline to week 12]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age 18 and over
- Consuming more than 10% total daily energy from free sugars (-3% for testing error)
- Residing in the South of England, and able to attend Bournemouth University for testing (Talbot Campus, BH12 5BB)
- Able to provide consent and complete all study-related measures
Exclusion criteria
- Being a smoker or having smoked in the last 3 months
- Being pregnant or breastfeeding
- Being underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m²)
- Dieting or following a specific diet program (e.g., Weight Watchers, Keto diet, or Intermittent Fasting)
- Following a specific diet or nutritional advice as a result of pre-existing medical condition (e.g., Crohn's disease, diabetes)
- Having a pre-existing medical condition or taking medication that could affect taste and/or smell abilities (e.g., certain blood pressure and heart medications)
- Allergies to foods and drinks used in the study
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United Kingdom · 1 center
- Bournemouth University — Bournemouth
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06925932 · BielatRCT2025