Fat Burning After a Meal

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postprandial Effect of Carbohydrate Beverage Consumption

Treatments: Other: Sweetened beverage; Other: 30% protein; Other: 15% protein

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT02211599

GFHNRC507

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine how adding a carbohydrate beverage to a meal with different protein levels affects the rate at which one's body burns fats, sugars, and proteins.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI less than 25 kg/m2
• ability to sign the consent form
• availability of transportation

Exclusion criteria

• percent body fat greater than or equal to 25% for males and 35% for females
• allergies to any study foods
• more than a 10% change in body weight within the past 2 months
• current or planned pregnancy
• lactation
• metabolic illness/disease(s)
• active cancer or in short-term remission (less than 3 years)
• infectious diseases
• alcohol or drug abuse
• tobacco use
• presence of acute illness
• taking medications known to affect energy expenditure and appetite

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

15% protein meal and sweetened beverage

Experimental group

Description:

Breakfast and lunch will each contain 15% protein. A sweetened flavored beverage will be served with each meal; one drink will be sweetened with sugar and the other with sucralose (a non-nutritive sweetener). Order will be randomized.

Treatment:

Other: Sweetened beverage

Other: 15% protein

30% protein meal and sweetened beverage

Experimental group

Description:

Breakfast and lunch will each contain 30% protein. A sweetened flavored beverage will be served with each meal; one drink will be sweetened with sugar and the other with sucralose (a non-nutritive sweetener). Order will be randomized.

Treatment:

Other: 30% protein

Other: Sweetened beverage