The Effect of Snacks on Glycaemic Regulation in Children

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Blood Glucose; Energy Intake
• Interventions: Other: dietary treatments

• Registration Number: NCT02484313
• Lead Sponsor: Mount Saint Vincent University

Brief Summary

Dairy products have a potential to be healthy snack foods for children. The purpose of this project is to investigate the short-term effects of Greek yogurt, a new popular dairy product on the regulation of glucose homeostasis, satiety and energy intake in normal weight and overweight/obese children.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11
• Primary Completion: 2014-08
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-25
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-29
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 2019-01-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• The children must be born at full-term within the normal weight range

Exclusion Criteria

• food sensitivities or allergies, dietary restrictions, health, learning, emotional or behavioural problems, of if children are receiving medication

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Greek yogurt	dietary treatments	25 g available carbohydrates
Cookies	dietary treatments	25 g available carbohydrates

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
blood glucose	120 min	concentration of blood glucose
insulin	120 min	concentration of circulating insulin
C-peptide	120 min	concentration of circulating C-peptide

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Food intake (grams and kcal)	120 min	ad libitum food intake at 120 min measured with a test meal (grams consumed converted to kilocalories).
Subjective appetite	0-120 min	Four patterns of subjective appetite were measured using 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS): desire to eat, hunger, fullness, and prospective food consumption at 0 min (immediately before the snack), 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and immediately before the test meal at 120 min. The average appetite was calculated.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mount Saint Vincent University; 🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada