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Food Orders on Blood Glucose and Fuel Use At Rest

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Old Dominion University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Fat Burn
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Hunger

Treatments

Other: Carbohydrate-first meal
Other: Carbohydrate-last meal

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

Consuming a carbohydrate-rich food as the final food in a meal, as compared to the first food in a meal, has been shown to reduce blood glucose levels after eating in both diabetes patients and in healthy controls. However, gaps remain in the literature in this area of research, and currently little is known about how substrate (fuel) use is impacted by altering food order. In addition, most studies to date have used a mix of meat and plant foods, while little research has focused exclusively on vegetarian foods. This randomized experiment will examine how altering the order of foods eaten in a vegetarian meal impacts blood glucose and fuel utilization at rest.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 70 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-70 years old
  • Free from any allergy or condition that precluding consumption of edamame, butter, and rice
  • Not currently pregnant
  • Free of any medical conditions requiring the use of insulin
  • Have no history of bariatric surgery
  • Have no implanted electrical devices such as a pacemaker

Exclusion criteria

  • Younger than 18 and older than 70 years old
  • Having an allergy or condition that precludes consumption of edamame, butter, and rice
  • Currently pregnant
  • Any medical conditions requiring the use of insulin
  • A history of bariatric surgery
  • Having an implanted electrical device such as a pacemaker

Trial design

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Carbohydrate-first meal
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Carbohydrate-first meal
Carbohydrate-last meal
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Carbohydrate-last meal

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Patrick Wilson, PhD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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