Effect of Bran Fiber Type on Subjective and Objective Measures of Appetite

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Food

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Dietary fiber

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01560000

1202E10321

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to determine the satiety value of different bran fibers on appetite & subsequent food intake with acute consumption. Satiety will be measured subjectively by visual analogue scales (VAS).

Full description

Visual analogue scales will be used to measure satiety at 15, 30 45, 60, 120, 180, and 240 minutes

Enrollment

40 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

healthy women between the ages of 18-40
body mass index between 18.5-29.9kg/m2
eat breakfast regularly
nonsmoking
not taking weight loss medications
non-dieting (weight stable over the past 3 months)
spoken and written English literacy.

Exclusion criteria

antibiotic use within the past 6 months
cardiovascular disease
diabetes mellitus
cancer in the past 5 years
renal or hepatic disease
recent bacterial infection
gastrointestinal conditions affecting digestion or absorption
weight loss>5kg in prior 3 months (intentional or unintentional)
history of drug or alcohol abuse in prior 6 months
food allergies
high fiber intake(3 or more servings of high fiber foods per day)
lipid-lowering, anti-hypertensive or anti-inflammatory steroid medication use
restrained eater(score>10 on the dietary restraint factor of the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire)
concurrent or recent (within 30 days) participation in an intervention study.