The Morning Coffee Study

University of Guelph

Status

Completed

Conditions

Appetitive Behavior

Treatments

Other: Coffee with butter-III

Other: Coffee with butter-II

Other: Coffee with butter-1

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04250740

19-11-008

Details and patient eligibility

About

The liking of a breakfast meal has been shown to influence food choice throughout the day. This study will investigate the effects that liking of different coffee beverages has on daily food intake.

Full description

This is a postprandial acute meal crossover blinded study in which 30 fasted young healthy women will consume one of 3 butter-rich coffees, in random order, at each of three study sessions separated by at least 4 days. Participants will rate the coffee characteristics and complete paper visual analogue scale ratings of alertness, fatigue, nausea, satiety, and comfort for 180 minutes and consume a pasta lunch meal. A subset of 10 participants will be invited to attend 3 additional study visits where gastric emptying following consumption of each coffee will be assess using gastric ultrasound.

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

20 to 35 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Generally healthy women
20-35 yrs
BMI of 18.5-26.1 kg/m2 and waist circumference <88cm
Non-smoking
Non to moderate alcohol drinkers
Regular coffee consumers
Regularly consumes dairy products
Pre-menopausal with regular monthly periods
Stable medication use
Have not gained or lost significant weight during the past 3 months
Not pregnant or lactating
Enjoy and be willing to consume pasta with tomato sauce

Exclusion criteria

Any food sensitivity or intolerance
Any anaphylactic allergy or gastrointestinal disorder
History of any major disease or medical condition
Elite or training athletes
Three Factor Eating Questionnaire restraint score >16
Taking any natural health products or dietary supplements, other than a multivitamin, that interfere with fat or caffeine digestion