The Presence of Friends Increases Food Intake in Youth

Participants will be matched with either their friend or an unfamiliar peer who is the same gender and about the same age. Participants will have 45 minutes of free-play in an experimental room where they will have free access to energy-dense and nutrient-dense foods and an assortment of games and puzzles.

The investigators predict that participants eating with a friend will eat significantly more than participants eating with an unfamiliar peer. The investigators also predict that overweight participants eating with an overweight partner will eat significantly more than participants eating with a non overweight participant.

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Key information

Conditions

Total Caloric Intake Behavior Behavior, Animal Body Weight Energy Dense Caloric Intake Feeding Behavior Nutrient Dense Caloric Intake Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pediatric Obesity Signs and Symptoms

Age range

9 year–15 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: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Boys and girls ages 9-15
Between 15th and 95th BMI percentile for their age

Exclusion criteria

Sickness, psychopathology or developmental disabilities
Participant has a cold or upper respiratory distress
Food allergies to the study food
Participant is on medication or has a medical condition that could influence taste, appetite or olfactory sensory responsiveness.

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 2, 2009
Registry last updated: Apr 2, 2009

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