ArticleBMC public health2023
Study protocol of the sweet tooth study, randomized controlled trial with partial food provision on the effect of low, regular and high dietary sweetness exposure on sweetness preferences in Dutch adults.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparing body composition between the sweet-liking phenotypes: experimental data, systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Pooled it
- The Sweet Tooth Trial: A Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of A 6-Month Low, Regular, or High Dietary Sweet Taste Exposure on Sweet Taste Liking, and Various Outcomes Related to Food Intake and Weight Status.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Trial
- Effects of a six-day, whole-diet sweet taste intervention on pleasantness, desire for and intakes of sweet foods: a randomised controlled trial.The British journal of nutrition · 2025Trial
- Variations in basic taste perception and body mass index.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Article
- Understanding the determinants of sweet taste liking in the African and East Asian ancestry groups in the U.S.-A study protocol.PloS one · 2024Article
- Understanding the Determinants of Sweet Liking in the African and East Asian Ancestry Groups in the U.S. - A Study Protocol.Research square · 2023Article
- The Identity and Mineral Composition of Natural, Plant-Derived and Artificial Sweeteners.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sweetness preference and its impact on energy intake and body weight - a review of evidence.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral health organizations recommend lowering the consumption of sweet-tasting foods. The rationale behind this recommendation is that a lower exposure to sweet foods may reduce preferences for sweet tasting foods, thus lowering sugar and energy intake, and in turn aiding in obesity prevention. However, empirical data supporting this narrative are lacking. In fact, relatively little is known about the contribution of long-term sweet taste exposure on one's sweetness preferences.
methodsThe primary objective of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the effect of low, regular and high dietary sweetness exposure on preference for sweet foods and beverages, and to compare these effects between intervention groups. One hundred and eighty adults aged 18-65 years with a BMI of 18.5-30.0 kg/m DISCUSSION: This study will generate important data on the effect of dietary sweetness exposure on sweetness preferences in terms of effect size and change, duration of change and its impact on food intake, body weight status and associated health outcomes.
trial registrationThe study protocol has been registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (ID no. NCT04497974, Registered 4 August 2020, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04497974 ) and approved by Wageningen's Medical Ethical Committee (ABR no. NL72134).
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