Effects of Snack Types on Acute Glucose and Insulin Response

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Satiety
• Interventions: Other: White bread; Other: Dried mango; Other: Brazil nuts; Other: Potato chips; Other: Mango fruit; Other: Pretzels; Other: Mixed nuts

• Registration Number: NCT03956602
• Lead Sponsor: San Diego State University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of different type of snack consumption on postprandial satiety, glucose, insulin, antioxidant capacity and anxiety in healthy subjects.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-15
• Study First Submitted: 2019-04-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-05-17
• Study First Posted: 2019-05-20
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-12
• Study Completion: 2025-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

• 18-55 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• Smoker
• Pregnant woman
• Required dietary supplement use
• Required medication of metabolic disorders
• Allergy to nuts or gluten (wheat)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
White bread	White bread	Subjects consume white bread to examine postprandial response
Dried mango	Dried mango	Subjects consume dried mango to examine postprandial response
Brazil nuts	Brazil nuts	Subjects consume Brazil nuts to examine postprandial response
Potato chips	Potato chips	Subjects consume potato chips to examine postprandial response
Mango fruit	Mango fruit	Subjects consume fresh mango to examine postprandial response
Pretzels	Pretzels	Subjects consume pretzels to examine postprandial response
Mixed nuts	Mixed nuts	Subjects consume mixed nuts to examine postprandial response

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of anxiety feeling	0 and 40 minutes post snack consumption	Anxiety feeling will examined using STAI (Spielberger Stasumte-Trait Anxiety Inventory) questionnaire (1-4): 1 least and 4 greatest, total summed score will be used.
Change of glucose level	0 and 40 minutes post snack consumption	Blood will be collected by finger pricks and change of glucose level will be examined.
Change of insulin level	0 and 40 minutes post snack consumption	Blood will be collected by finger pricks and change of insulin level will be examined
Change of Satiety	0, 20, 40, 60, 90 and 120 minutes post snack consumption	Hunger feeling (appetite) will be examined using visual analog scale (0-10): 0 least and 10 greatest
Change of antioxidant level	0 and 40 minutes post snack consumption	Blood will be collected by finger pricks and change of antioxidant level will be examined

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, SDSU; 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States