Assessing brain response to sugar

Purpose

This study is aimed at understanding brain and hunger responses to different types of sugars and how this influences feeding behavior in lean and obese people.

Keywords: obesity, sugar, endocrine, brain, fmri

Study Sites

USC Main Campus (UPC) and USC Health Sciences Campus (HSC) 90007; 90089

 
  • Men & Women
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18-35
 
 
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What's involved?

Study length

  • Visit 1-5: 3-4 weeks

  • Visit 6: 6-12 months after first visit

Number of visits

  • 6 study visits over the course of 6 months

Prescription

  • None

Procedures

  • Blood draws

Compensation

  • Compensation is available for completion of study visits.

Medical cost coverage

  • None; all procedures conducted in study visits are covered as part of the study.

Why participate?

Medical advances are impossible without volunteers.

Eligibility

Must have

  • Right-handed
  • Be weight stable
  • No history of diabetes or other significant medical problems

Can't have

  • Tobacco or drug use
  • Non-removable metal in body
  • Vegetarian/vegan
  • History of eating disorder
  • Actively trying to lose weight

About This Study

This study will combine functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with hormonal and behavioral assessments to better understand the impacts of different types of sugar on hunger and eating behavior in people of various weight levels.

Screening survey

If interested in participating, we ask potential participants to complete this screening survey: https://usccollege.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_07d6bCxUc33QQ61

Study Team

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Principal Investigator
Kathleen Alanna Page, MD

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Research study materials

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