The Effect of Snacks on Glycaemic Regulation in Children

Mount Saint Vincent University18 enrolled

Overview

Dairy products have a potential to be healthy snack foods for children. The purpose of this project is to investigate the short-term effects of Greek yogurt, a new popular dairy product on the regulation of glucose homeostasis, satiety and energy intake in normal weight and overweight/obese children.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Blood Glucose Energy Intake

Interventions

dietary treatmentsOTHER

commercially available food products

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 9 YearsMax age: 14 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The children must be born at full-term within the normal weight range Exclusion Criteria: * food sensitivities or allergies, dietary restrictions, health, learning, emotional or behavioural problems, of if children are receiving medication

Locations (1)

Mount Saint Vincent University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

blood glucose

concentration of blood glucose

Time frame: 120 min

insulin

concentration of circulating insulin

Time frame: 120 min

C-peptide

concentration of circulating C-peptide

Time frame: 120 min

Secondary Outcomes

Food intake (grams and kcal)

ad libitum food intake at 120 min measured with a test meal (grams consumed converted to kilocalories).

Time frame: 120 min

Subjective appetite

Four patterns of subjective appetite were measured using 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS): desire to eat, hunger, fullness, and prospective food consumption at 0 min (immediately before the snack), 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and immediately before the test meal at 120 min. The average appetite was calculated.

Time frame: 0-120 min

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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