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'Monty's Surprise' apple Bioavailability study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cancer
Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
Cancer - Any cancer
Registration Number
ACTRN12622000899741
Lead Sponsor
Massey University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria

•non-smokers
•age 18-45
•healthy with normal body mass index (BMI from 18 kg/m2 to 25 kg/m2)
•no more than 10 hours of vigorous exercise per week
•able to consume apple
•for women before menopause
•able to not drink coffee/tea for 24 hours

Exclusion Criteria

•taking any medication
•history of digestive disorder or chronic disease
•suffering from illnesses like HIV/Aids or inflammatory bowel disease
•dairy, eggs and gluten allergy/intolerance
•pregnancy or breast feeding
•recently donated blood or have fear from blood taking or needles

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Plasma metabolites[0,1,2,4,6,8 post study meal consumption];Antioxidant activity of phytochemicals presented in plasma after apple puree consumption.[0,1,2,4,6,8 hours post study meal consumption]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Glucose levels evaluated from plasma at 0, 15, 30 minutes and 1,2 hours after apple puree consumption.[0, 15 and 30 minutes, 1, 2 hours post study meal consumption]
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