Breakfast and Energy Expenditure in Young Women

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Control; Dietary Supplement: Omega 3 fatty acids

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03079635

16-09-124

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to determine if body composition influence the effect of breakfast composition on postprandial (post-meal) hunger, metabolic and energy expenditure response in normal weight, overweight, and obese young women.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI over 18.5
• No medication

Exclusion criteria

• Food allergies
• Habitual breakfast skipping (> 5 times per week)
• Picky eater
• Dietary restrictions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Normal Weight

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will be administered two breakfast beverages with a one- to two-week washout period between beverages. The beverages will be a control or an isocaloric, macronutrient matched breakfast beverage with omega-3 fatty acids.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Control

Dietary Supplement: Omega 3 fatty acids

Overweight and Obese

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will be administered two breakfast beverages with a one- to two-week washout period between beverages. The beverages will be a control or an isocaloric, macronutrient matched breakfast beverage with omega-3 fatty acids.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Control

Dietary Supplement: Omega 3 fatty acids