Types of Starch and Their Effect on Blood Glucose, Appetite and Food Intake

University of Toronto

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity Prevention; Diabetes Prevention

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: soup with or without starch

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00980941

Starch study 1

National Starch_ethics_21513

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hypothesize that different types of starch vary in their effects on appetite, blood sugar and food intake. In this study, subjects consumed five soups containing 50 g of whole grain, high amylose corn, regular corn or maltodextrin starches or no added starch at one week intervals. The investigators measured food intake at 30 minutes, appetite and blood sugar.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy males with a BMI of 20-24.9 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• Females
• Smokers
• Breakfast skippers
• Individuals with diabetes or other metabolic diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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17 participants in 5 patient groups

Soup with no added starch

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: soup with or without starch

Soup + 50 g of whole grain starch

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: soup with or without starch

Soup + 50 g of high amylose corn starch

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: soup with or without starch

Soup + 50 g of regular corn starch

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: soup with or without starch

Soup + 50 g maltodextrin starch

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: soup with or without starch