This study hypothesizes that milk protein consumed together or shortly before a white rice or white bread carbohydrate meal exerts different influence on the glycaemic, insulinaemic responses.
Consumption of milk proteins increase satiety and reduce glucose response when consumed alone or with carbohydrate. Milk proteins are of interest because proteins are more satiating than either carbohydrate or fat, and they regulate food intake and metabolic functions by the intact protein, encrypted peptides and amino acids on gastrointestinal and central pathways. White rice and white bread are two common carbohydrates types mostly consumed in Asia. Both of them are known to result in high glycaemic and insulinaemic responses. However, in most meals, they are accompanied by other foods such as soy milk, cow milk products. The glyceamic and insulinaemic responses are determined by the type of protein and the type of carbohydrates. And also the consumption time of protein and carbohydrate. Recent research points to an intrinsic value of small amounts of milk protein or dairy consumed shortly before a meal can reduce the glycemic response to carbohydrate and that this is not at the cost of increased demand for insulin. The objective of the present study is to investigate how glycaemic, insulinaemic and satiety responses to a white rice or white bread meal changed when a soy milk or cow milk consumed together or shortly before the meal. Whole soy milk and whole cow milk will be added to the meal. Healthy subjects (n 15) will ingest the test meals once. The meals will be provided as breakfasts, on 10 different occasions, in random order with ≥ 7 days between each. Blood samples (from the cannula and finger pricks) will be then drawn for 3 h, and glucose and serum insulin, plasma glucagon, satiety markers, inflammation markers, amino acids et.al will be analysed. The objective of the study is determining if different liquid protein consumed shortly before or with carbohydrate has different effects on metabolism. And also we will compare the difference of white rice and white bread. Determining the consuming time effect, milk protein type and carbohydrate type on glycaemic and insulinaemic are critical for the provision of dietary advice and formulation of public health guidelines.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
The study will examine the metabolic effects of two liquid proteins (soy milk and cow milk) with carbohydrate (bread) meals.
Clinical Nutrition Research Centre
Singapore, Singapore
Glucose response of different treatments
The blood glucose will be measured by Hemocue 201 from finger prick. Venous blood will be collected at the same time points.
Time frame: 3.5 hrs post consumption
Gastric emptying rate
Measurement of gastric emptying rate using real-time ultrasonography (GE LOGIQ P5 ultrasound in CNRC). Ultrasound measurements will be taken with subjects in a supine position during fasting, then at 15-30 min intervals after consumption of the test meal.
Time frame: 2 hours post consumption
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