Peer Interactions and Food Are Substitutable in Youth

This study examines the effects of increasing the cost of social interactions and food on overweight and non-overweight youth. Using a computerized operant task youth will earn points exchangeable for food and social activity.

The investigators predict that both overweight and non-overweight children will substitute food for interactions with an unfamiliar peer when this alternative is made expensive. Also, the investigators predict that both overweight and lean participants will defend their choice to spend time with a friend even when this alternative is made expensive.

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Key information

Conditions

Activity Choices Body Weight Caloric Intake Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Social Time

Age range

9 year–11 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University at Buffalo, Division of Behavioral Medicine

Buffalo, New York, 14214, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Boys and girls ages 9-11
Children must have a BMI equal to or greater than 15th percentile for their age
Children must report at least a moderate liking of the study foods

Exclusion criteria

Children should not have any food allergies
Children should not have any dietary restraint
Children should not a cold or upper respiratory distress
Children should not have any psychopathology
Children should not have any developmental disabilities
Children should not be taking any medications that could influence their sense of smell and taste and activity level

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Caloric Intake
Social Time

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University at Buffalo

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2008
Study completion: 2008
First posted: Apr 3, 2009
Registry last updated: May 12, 2009

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