Effect of High-calcium Intake on Appetite, Insulinemia and Incretins

Northumbria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Calcium

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01682343

32AN2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the appetite, insulin and incretin hormone responses to a high-calcium meal.

Full description

Participants will be provided with control and high-calcium meals. Insulin, appetite, glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide responses will be assessed, along with rates of substrate oxidation.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• recreationally active
• male

Exclusion criteria

• food intolerances/allergies

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Breakfast consisting of milk-based porridge with a normal calcium content.

High-Calcium

Experimental group

Description:

As control, but with a high-calcium content.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Calcium