Food Choice, Psychological Bias, and Genetic Predisposition

NCT ID: NCT04955002

Last Updated: 2023-03-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-06-09

Study Completion Date

2023-01-01

Brief Summary

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This project aims to assess if food choice is impacted by loss aversion (LA), and if this differs based on genetic predisposition to LA, in a UK healthy cohort.

Detailed Description

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Food choice, defined as how individuals decide on what to buy and eat, involves the acceptance and rejection of specific foods. Food customisation is becoming more common amongst food retailers, allowing customers to alter their meals to their preferences by removing or adding items. Today, food choice is viewed as more complex, food choices are not just dictated by taste but nutritional quality, allergens, and habits. For example, the framework provided for food customisation (e.g. pizza with toppings or a build you own pizza) and the perceived 'healthiness' of food items (e.g. the pizza toppings) can alter food choice. Psychological reasoning, the process by which humans make decisions by drawing conclusions can play a role in food choice; however, humans can possess a psychological bias leading to illogical decision making. Genetics can too play a role in decision making resulting in predetermined influence on food choice. This research wishes to determine if individual's genetics can affect their food choices by researching psychological biases to food choices.

Conditions

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Food Preferences Genetic Predisposition Psychological

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Healthy UK adults

Healthy UK adults

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Interventions

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No intervention

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy (no known health condition)
* 18 + years of age
* UK based

Exclusion Criteria

* Vegetarian
* Vegan
* Other dietary pattern that restricts the consumption of animal products
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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St. Mary's University, Twickenham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oxford Brookes University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Catherine Graham

Principle Investigator, Lecturer in Nutrition

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Oxford Brookes University

Oxford, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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0521_01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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