Effects of Sucrose Added Blind to the Diet Over Eight Weeks on Body Mass and Weight in Men

Background: Sugar intake, especially in liquid, correlates with obesity. Yet, whether it is a special cause of obesity is less clear. Few experimental studies exist.

Aim: To replicate the investigators' previous 4 week experiments on women with men over 8 weeks to ascertain if: they gain weight given sucrose soft drinks; mood is affected; energy intake is affected.

Participants: 80 men BMI 25-35, aged 30-55. Procedure: After a week of baseline, over eight weeks single blind 40 men received soft drinks containing sucrose (1650 KJ, 97g carbohydrate per day), 40 received control drinks. A three-day food diary with mood ratings and activity levels was completed during baseline and weeks 1, 4 and 8 of the experiment. Body mass was recorded weekly with other anthropometric measures.

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Key information

Conditions

Overweight Body Weight Body Weight Changes Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Multiple Primary Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Weight Gain

Age range

30 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

BMI 25-35

Exclusion criteria

Diabetes,
other health problems,
medication,
dislike of soft drinks

Treatment and study plan

Sucrose

Dietary Supplement

Sucrose sweetened soft drinks

Other names: Aspartame, Aspartame sweetened soft drinks as comparator

Primary outcomes

Body Mass

Time frame: Eight Weeks

Do participants gain weight?

Secondary outcomes

Daily energy intake assessed by free-living unweighed food diary

Time frame: Eight Weeks

Do participants eat less to compensate for added sucrose?
Mood assessed using 10 rating scales

Time frame: Eight Weeks

Are there changes in rated mood during sucrose supplementation?

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Hull

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Mar 18, 2021
Registry last updated: Mar 18, 2021

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