The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of feeding frequency on glucose and insulin metabolism and substrate partitioning in impaired glucose tolerant (IGT) men.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
3 meals a day
14 meals a day
University of Maastricht
Maastricht, Netherlands
Glucose metabolism
Time frame: 24 hour profile
Insulin metabolism
Time frame: 24 hour profile
Change in substrate partitioning (fat, carbohydrate and protein oxidation) between the two intervention diets
Time frame: 24 hour profiles
Metabolic markers (FFA and TG metabolism)
Time frame: 24 hour profile
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