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Testing the Abuse Liability of Hyper-palatable Foods
Sponsor: University of Kansas
Summary
The study will conduct a laboratory study designed to evaluate the rewarding and addictive properties of hyper-palatable foods (HPF), using potato chips as the food stimulus/sample HPF.
Official title: Bet You Can't Eat Just One: Testing the Abuse Liability of Hyper-palatable Foods
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
168
Start Date
2026-09-08
Completion Date
2031-01-30
Last Updated
2026-09-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Full Dose HPF
This food stimulus is a regular, fried potato chip (with no modifications), considered the full dose hyper-palatable food stimulus. The nutrient characteristics are as followed (per 7 grams): 40kcal calories, 2.5g fat, 35mg sodium, 3.8g carbs.
Modified Dose- No Fat
The food stimulus is a baked/"air fried" potato chip with sodium. Thus, the stimulus will have almost no fat. The nutrient characteristics are as followed (per 7 grams): 34kcal calories, 0.9g fat, 37mg sodium, 4.0g carbs.
Modified Dose- No Sodium
The food stimulus will be a fried potato chip, unsalted. The nutrient characteristics are as followed (per 7 grams): 38kcal calories, 2.5g fat, 0.6mg sodium, 3.8g carbs
Jicama Root Vegetable Chip- Negative Control
The food stimulus is a baked/"air fried" Jicama root vegetable chip which will serve as the negative control with no sodium, fat, and lower carbohydrates. The nutrient characteristics are as followed (per 7 grams): 20kcal calories, 0g fat, 0.1g sodium, 0.7g carbs.
Locations (1)
Dole Human Development Center
Lawrence, Kansas, United States