Hunger

This study evaluates changes in hunger perception and body composition-related measures following daily use of a commercially available dietary supplement formulated to support leptin-related metabolic signaling. Adult participants will self-administer the supplement for 12 weeks and complete periodic self-reported assessments related to appetite, hunger, and weight-related outcomes. Participants serve as their own control, with comparisons made between baseline and follow-up measurements. The study is designed to generate preliminary, real-world evidence regarding supplement use in a general wellness context.

The goal of this clinical trial is to the safety and efficacy of the investigational product (IP), Origin Satiety Complex, on hunger and satiety in healthy adults. The main question it aims to answer is what is the difference in the net incremental area under the curve (niAUC) for self-reported postprandial hunger and satiety (T = 0 - T = 10.5 h), as assessed by satiety and hunger items of the Eating Behavior Visual Analog Scales (VAS), between the IP and placebo.

Food insecurity and low diet quality are persistent problems linked with chronic disease and poor health among limited-resource children and adults using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). We have shown nutrition education via adult-focused, direct SNAP-Education (SNAP-Ed) improved household food security by 25% but not adult dietary quality among SNAP-eligible households using a randomized, controlled, longitudinal SNAP-Ed intervention in Indiana. Households experiencing food insecurity often reserve food considered "healthful" for children, so child dietary quality improvement may precede that observed among adults when household food security improves. This study will determine the effect of adult-focused direct SNAP-Ed on child dietary quality and household food security using a longitudinal randomized, controlled SNAP-Ed intervention. Assessment will include repeated 24-hour dietary recalls to determine usual intake, the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, and behavior data from before and after the 10-week "intervention period," and 1 year later, after which the control group will receive the intervention. Low-income participants (n=275) from Indiana will be recruited following SNAP-Ed protocol. Results of the study will inform the creation of supplementary on-demand SNAP-Ed educational material focused on improving healthful dietary intake for children and adults in situations of food insecurity in households with children. Education on modeling healthy attitudes and behaviors, planning and preparing family meals, and dietary shortfalls as informed by the results and previous evidence will be included and evaluated. The study aligns with the goals of USDA to increase food security and this RFP to improve healthful behaviors, food quality and nutrition.

Consuming a carbohydrate-rich food as the final food in a meal, as compared to the first food in a meal, has been shown to reduce blood glucose levels after eating in both diabetes patients and in healthy controls. However, gaps remain in the literature in this area of research, and currently little is known about how substrate (fuel) use is impacted by altering food order. In addition, most studies to date have used a mix of meat and plant foods, while little research has focused exclusively on vegetarian foods. This randomized experiment will examine how altering the order of foods eaten in a vegetarian meal impacts blood glucose and fuel utilization at rest.