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The effect of arabinose on sucrose hydrolysis by sucrase and glucose absorption and glycaemic response

Completed
Conditions
obesitas
diabetes
metabolic diseases
Registration Number
NL-OMON42017
Lead Sponsor
Cosun Biobased Products
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
18
Inclusion Criteria

• Male
• 18-35 Years old while signing the informed consent
• Good Dutch speaking, writing, understanding
• Healthy: as judged by the subject
• BMI: 18.5-25 kg/m2
• Stable body weight, i.e. no reported weight loss or weight gain of > 5 kg in the two months prior to the screening session
• Normal fasting glucose concentration <6.1 mmol/L
• Normal Hb concentration >8.5 mmol/L

Exclusion Criteria

• Allergy, intolerance or oversensitivity for the food products under study
• Having a history of medical or surgical events that may affect the study outcome
• Having reported gastro-intestinal problems
• Medical drug use that may affect the study outcome
• Current antibiotics usage or in the two months prior to the screening session
• Not willing to eat muffins or to drink fruit-based drinks
• Being a vegetarian (not willing to eat meat)
• Use of dietary supplements that may affect the study outcome
• Currently using a slimming or medically prescribed diet or having used one in the two months prior to the screening session
• Excessive alcohol consumption (>21 glasses/week on average)
• Mental status that is incompatible with the proper conduct of the study
• Elite athletes, i.e. exercise > 7h/week vigorously
• Planning to change physical activity pattern during the study period
• Having blood vessels that are too difficult for inserting a cannula, as judged by the study nurse
• Recent blood donation (<1 month prior to Day 01 of the study)
• Willing to donate blood during the study
• Not having a general practitioner
• Being an employee of Wageningen University, department of Human Nutrition
• Current participation in other research

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The glycaemic response, measured as AUC of plasma glucose during 180 minutes.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>1) The insulin response, measured as AUC of plasma insulin during 180 minutes.<br /><br>2) The recovery of stable isotope in breath as a marker for sucrose<br /><br>metabolisation during 180 minutes.<br /><br>3) Ad libitum energy intake, measured as lunch after 240 minutes.<br /><br>4) Appetite, measured using a VAS-questionnaire during 300 minutes.<br /><br>5) Gastro-intestinal comfort using a questionnaire.<br /><br>6) Study diary.</p><br>
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