The purpose of this study is to determine whether high-flavonoid cocoa can decrease appetite in humans. In addition the study is designed to test epicatechin, a compound found in cocoa and procyanidins, a class of compounds found in cocoa, for their ability to decrease appetite in humans.
The study is a four-way randomized double-blinded crossover trial with randomization balanced for beverage and lab visit order.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
28
low-flavonoid cocoa powder with 0 mg of procyanidins and 0 mg epicatechin per kg of body weight will be consumed as a beverage.
High-flavonoid cocoa powder with 3.8 mg procyanidins per kg of body weight and 0.6 mg Epicatechin per kg of body weight will be consumed as a beverage.
Low-flavonoid cocoa powder plus 1 mg epicatechin per kg of body weight will be consumed as a beverage
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Appetite as assessed by amount of pizza eaten.
Amount of pizza eaten to be assessed two and one half hours after ingestion of the beverage.
Time frame: Two and a half hours
Appetite as assessed by a Visual Analog Scale
Visual Analog Scale assessments to be conducted during the two and one half hours after ingestion of the beverage.
Time frame: Two and one half hours
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Low-flavonoid cocoa powder plus 3.7 mg procyanidins per kg of body weight will be consumed as a beverage.