SPIT Lab
Dr. Cordelia Running
Nutrition Science
SCIENCE - ongoing!
There’s always some science happening at the SPIT Lab.
Volunteer to participate in a study!
Use this link, the "Contact us" form at the bottom of the page, or send an e-mail directly to student in charge of the study.
Sign up to hear about studies here.
(You must be at least 18 to sign up--for studies including younger participants, email us or contact the student in charge of the study)
PENDING STUDY
Snacks and Saliva study
Student: Katy Pacheco
Stay tuned to hear more about a study on how your spit breaks down different snacks, and how that might influence how you feel about what you eat.
PENDING STUDY
Vegetable... gummy bears???
Student: Lissa Davis
Stay tuned to hear more about our vegetable-flavored gummy bear project! Yes, you read that correctly.
Water should not feel like slime!
Study complete! Results pending.
Continuing our collaboration with Dr. Georgia Malandraki and I-EAT Lab, we’re looking to use flavors to help people with swallowing disorders. In this study, we are looking to see how older adults with and without swallowing disorders experience the tastes and flavors of beverages.
Study complete! Details out soon.
Trade that sugar for some sparkle!
Study complete! Results pending.
Study almost complete! Turns out replacing that sugary soda in your diet with sparkling water might help you learn to like less-sweet beverages. Details coming soon!
Crossin' the line--the interfacial line between water and fat, that is.
Study complete! Results pending.
Study complete! Details out soon, but short version is people's spit mixes with water and fat differently--which might change the way we all experience fatty foods.
Better-for-you-cookies
Study complete! Results pending.
Study complete! Details pending. General idea--replacing sugar with fermentable dietary fiber changes cookie texture. Some are still good. Others... are just weird.
