Body Responses to Bean Physical Form and "Beano"

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Appetite and Glucose Responses

In brief

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of bean physical form (whole versus blended) and Beano on postprandial responses. The postprandial responses the investigators will examine include blood glucose, appetite, metabolic rate, physical symptoms, and mood. To accomplish this aim the investigators will conduct a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in overweight and obese but otherwise healthy (non-diabetic) men and women

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02110511

Run by

Purdue University

People needed

14

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-04-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 18-55 years old
• Body mass index (BMI) 18.5-40 kg/m2
• Generally healthy
• A non-smoker
• Any ethnicity
• Free of chronic diseases and not taking medications or dietary supplements known to affect energy regulation or appetite

You may not qualify if…

• Beano drug label warnings including galactosemia, severe liver or kidney disease, allergies or sensitivities to any of the ingredients in Beano
• Peri and postmenopausal women
• Pregnant or lactating women (currently and within the past 1 year)
• Currently dieting or consuming unusual or a medically prescribed diet
• Net weight loss or gain (>5 lbs) within the last six months
• Consuming 1/2c per day or more of legumes, not including peanuts
• Having taken Beano any time in the past 3 months
• Extreme problems digesting beans
• Fasting glucose >126 mg/dl
• Blood pressure >140/90 mmHg
• Moderate intensity or higher intensity exercise > 6 h/wk
• Predicted energy requirement < 2000 kcal/d or >4000 kcal/d

Where it is running

• Purdue University — West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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