Gum Acacia and Blood Glucose

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diet Modification

Treatments: Other: High Fiber; Other: Placebo/Control; Other: Low Fiber

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03716479

STUDY00004203

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will provide needed insight on the satiety and blood glucose and l effects of the soluble fiber gum acacia at 20g and 40g doses.

Full description

This is a randomized, single-blind, crossover, intervention study testing the satiety and blood glucose effects of the soluble fiber gum acacia.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: BMI between 18 and 29 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

• distaste for bagels and cream cheese, orange juice or cheese pizza;
• current smoker;
• restrained eating habits;
• recent weight change;
• any history of disease or significant past medical history;
• are vegetarian;
• do not normally eat breakfast or lunch;
• pregnant or lactating;
• irregular menstrual cycles.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

---

48 participants in 3 patient groups

0 fiber

Experimental group

Description:

0 grams fiber added to orange juice

Treatment:

Other: Placebo/Control

low fiber

Experimental group

Description:

20 grams of acacia gum added to orange juice

Treatment:

Other: Low Fiber

high fiber

Experimental group

Description:

40 grams of acacia gum added to orange juice

Treatment:

Other: High Fiber