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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diabetes Prevention; Obesity Prevention
• Interventions: Other: Dietary Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00988689
• Lead Sponsor: University of Toronto

Brief Summary

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 120 minutes, appetite and blood sugar.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-06
• Primary Completion: 2008-08
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Status Verified: 2009-09
• Study First Submitted: 2009-09-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-09-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-09-30
• Study First Posted: 2009-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2009-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

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

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Exclusion Criteria

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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Soup + 50 g of high amylose corn starch	Dietary Intervention	-
Soup with no added starch	Dietary Intervention	-
Soup + 50 g of whole grain starch	Dietary Intervention	-
Soup + 50 g of regular corn starch	Dietary Intervention	-
Soup + 50 g maltodextrin starch	Dietary Intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Appetite	0-200 min
Blood glucose	0-200 min
Food Intake	at 120 min

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Palatability of treatments	0-200 min

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Nutritional Studies, University of Toronto; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada