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High Resistant Starch (RS) Cookies and Appetite Control

Early Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Metabolic Syndrome
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Dietary Supplement: High RS cookies
Registration Number
NCT02323828
Lead Sponsor
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Brief Summary

Evaluation of the effect of ingestion of high RS-cookies prepared from high amylose corn starch on food intake and appetite control of a cohort of healthy students. Cookies were prepared with increasing RS content and were fed to 18 healthy students in a blind trial versus a placebo.

Parameters of interest were: short and long time intake (ad libitum test meal and 12 h diet diaries, respectively).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
18
Inclusion Criteria
  • self-reported healthy
  • not suffering disorders of lipid metabolism and eating disorders
Exclusion Criteria
  • pregnant or breast-feeding
  • consuming an energy-restricted diet
  • vegan or vegetarians

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlaceboThe placebo products are common wheat-maize cookies (2 g RS). Nine young healthy volunteers (males and females) consumed placebo in two separate occasions.
Investigational productHigh RS cookiesThe investigational products are RS starch cookies (40 g resistant starch) from high amylose maize starch. Nine young healthy volunteers (males and females) consumed RS rich cookies (40 g RS) in two separate occasions.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Consumption of RS on appetite regulationOne day

12-h diet diaries

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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