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COMPLETEDNCT02759523

Neural Mechanisms Underlying Children's Responses to Food Portion Size and Energy Density

Increased portion sizes of foods high in energy density (calories per gram of food) have been implicated in the obesity epidemic. Numerous studies show that children and adults eat more from larger po...

Lead sponsor: Penn State University•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Penn State University

Collaborators

Social Science Research Institute

What this study will add to the literature: The response to food images that vary by portion size using fMRI has not been previously reported. Furthermore, how the brain response to food portion size and energy density is related to energy intake has not been previously reported. The goal of this study is to identify brain regions activated in response to portion size and energy density and relate these neural responses to laboratory eating behaviors in children.

Age

7 - 10 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

•Right-handedness
•English as native language
•Reading at /above grade level
•Not claustrophobic
•Generally healthy

Exclusion Criteria

•Left-handedness
•Metal in or on the body that cannot be removed
•Claustrophobic
•Medication usage that could alter brain activity
•Medical disorder that may impact comfort in scanner
•Food allergies

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: December 17, 2020Terms

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StatusCOMPLETED

Phase—

Enrollment108

Start dateJul 2013

Last updatedDec 17, 2020

Condition

Pediatric Obesity

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: December 17, 2020Data synced to Clareo: June 28, 2026

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