Effect of Salba & Flax on Postprandial Glycemia and Subjective Satiety

Unity Health Toronto

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Hyperglycemia, Postprandial

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Control; Dietary Supplement: Flax; Dietary Supplement: Salba

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02621307

GLUSEED

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether drinks containing Salvia hispanica L (Salba) or Flax lower postprandial blood glucose levels and improve appetite in healthy individuals.

Full description

Dietary fibre has been implicated in improving many risk factors associated with Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). However, on average, Norther Americans consume less than half of the recommended amount set by health agencies. It has been proposed that the health benefits of dietary fibre may be attritbuted to rheological characteristics such as viscosity. Salvia hispanica L (Salba) and Flax are nutritionally similar. The primary objective of this research trial is to study the effects of Salba and Flax on postprandial glycemia and appetite in healthy individuals.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI less than 35 kg/m^2

Exclusion criteria

• known history of liver or kidney disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, or myocardial infarctions, thyroid disease, gastrointestinal disease, or AIDS
• subjects using medications or Natural Health Products

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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15 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Salba

Experimental group

Description:

50g glucose 25g ground Salba (Salba Corporation Ltd, Buenos Aires, Argentina) 200ml water

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Salba

Flax

Experimental group

Description:

50g glucose 31g ground Flax (Bob's Red Mill Natural Raw Whole Flaxseed) 200ml water

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Flax

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

50g glucose 200ml water

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Control