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First received: August 11, 2023

Clinical Trial: Ultra Crave: An Investigation of Ultra-Processed Food

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Food Addiction

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Ultra Crave: A Biopsychobehavioral Investigation of Withdrawal From Ultra-Processed Food in Humans

Brief Summary: This study experimentally investigates whether a reduction in ultra-processed (UP) food intake (1) causes aversive withdrawal symptoms in humans, (2) increases the motivational salience of UP food cues and, if so, (3) whether these factors undermine the ability to adhere to a low-UP diet.The following aims and hypotheses are tested:Aim 1: To investigate whether aversive physical, cognitive, and affective withdrawal symptoms emerge in response to reduced UP food intake compared to a calorically equivalent high-UP…

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