Study of the shift to an "Epicurean eating tendencies" toward healthy eating lifestyle

JRCT ID: jRCT1030230414

Registered date:19/10/2023

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: To exmine whether an intervention can increase "epicurean eating tendencies" of those with low.
• Date of first enrollment: 02/11/2023
• Target sample size: 536
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Intervention group: Each day for 5 days, Monday through Friday, the participants were asked to take a picture of their lunch, submit the picture, and report the number of colors in the meal.
Control group: Do nothing.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Score of "Epicurean eating tendencies" scale
• Secondary Outcome: Awareness of healthy eating lifestyle

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 20age old
• Age maximum: <= 64age old
• Gender: Male

Include criteria

1. male
2. aged 20-64 years
3. living in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba
4. workers full-time, day shift, working Monday-Friday
5. eating lunch habitually
5. less than 25 points of the "Epicurean tendency" scale

Exclude criteria

1. female
2. under 20 years old, over 65 years old
3. address outside Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba
4. not working, working at night, working on weekends
5. not eating lunch habitually
6. more than 25 points of the "Epicurean tendency" scale

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Akamatsu Rie
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP22K02090