A Sensory Strategy to Cut Sugary Beverages in African/American and Latine Adolescents

Recruiting · NCT07223151 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Nana Gletsu Miller

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Obesity

Interventions studied

Plain Water ReplacementProgressively Reduced Sugar Beverage ReplacementUnsweetened Sparkling Water Replacement

What this trial is about

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether replacing sugary sodas with unsweetened, flavored sparkling waters can reduce added sugar intake and improve health in Black/African American and Latine adolescents with obesity who prefer sweet-tasting beverages. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does replacing sugary sodas with water change liking for sugary drinks, and water? * Do shifts in liking for sweetness lead to improved diet quality and cardiometabolic health? Researchers will compare replacing sugary sodas with one of three alternative beverages: unsweetened sparkling water, plain water, and beverages with gradually reduced sugar to determine which strategy is most effective. Participants will: * Replace sugary sodas with study drinks for 4 weeks * Complete taste tests to measure their liking for and sensory experience of sweetness over 8-weeks * Provide dietary recalls, body measurements, and blood samples over 8-weeks

Who can take part

Age range

12 Years to 18 Years

Sex

All (male and female)

Healthy volunteers

Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted

Phase

Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)

Study type

Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)

Inclusion criteria

Adolescents ages 12 to 18 who display a "sweet-liker" pattern, characterized by a preference for higher concentrations of sugar in beverages, specifically identifying 0.3M (10.3% sucrose) or above as their most liked sample.
Adolescents consumes sugar-sweetened soda greater than or equal to 2 times per week. Adolescents must also indicate a willingness to drink study beverages; not currently dieting/changing diet.

Exclusion criteria

Adolescent participant is pregnant, since pregnancy affects taste perception
Participant is allergic or intolerant to the items we are testing.
Adolescent with type 1 or type 2 diabetes (self-declared or detected at screening visit through fasting glucose)
Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists intended for weight loss.

Where it is running

3 locations listed across 1 US state.

Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington - Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Indiana University Hospital - Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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