The Glycemic Effect of Taking a Supplementation of Orange Juice With Fibers

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Healthy People

Treatments: Other: Other: Dietary Fibers

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00966862

TASMC-09-NV-237-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the glycemic effect of supplementation Fibers in orange juice.

This will be a double-blind parallel controlled study. Each subject will serve as his own control.

Study population will include 10 subjects. The subjects will be randomly assigned to receive one of two juices in occasion, in two visits. Each drink will be containing orange juice with\without fibers.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy Volunteers
• Age 60 >18 years
• Written informed consent
• Consumers of orange drinks: freshly squeezed juices, commercial pasteurized juices and / or orange soft drinks
• Regular eating pattern

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with chronic disease sach as:

  • diabetes,
  • cancer,
  • C.O.P.D.,
  • metabolic syndrome,
  • overweight,
  • kidney failure,
  • heart disease,
  • osteoporosis.

• Antibiotic treatment in the last 4 weeks

• Subjects on regular probiotic or prebiotic supplementation, unless they do 2 weeks of wash out.

• Subjects with intestinal disorders such as: IBD, IBS, celiac, colon cancer.

• Subjects after intestinal surgery.

• Use of medicines for lowering cholesterol (simvastatin), sugar control

• Pregnancy