Breakfast Intake and Satiety Hormones

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The experiments in this study will assess if while following a reduced energy diet, eating a breakfast with higher protein quality will enhance weight loss compared to another breakfast with lower protein quality, but matched for energy density and macronutrient composition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02497859

Run by

Texas Tech University

People needed

20

Starts

2015-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 44. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Calculated BMI of 25.0-39.9 kg/m2
• Sedentary (< 3 hours/week of moderate intensity physical activity)
• Otherwise healthy

You may not qualify if…

• ≥5% body weight loss or gain in the three months preceding the study
• Post-menopausal (has not had period for 12 months)
• Plans to begin an exercise program or change current exercise routines between initiation of study and final study
• Anyone following a medical diet prescription
• Anyone with a chronic disease including type II diabetes, hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, cardiovascular disease, cancer of any type
• Health conditions and chronic illness that contraindicate behavioral weight loss treatment using a low calorie diet
• Anyone who is currently pregnant, or lactating
• Medications that may influence or inhibit appetite, sensory functioning, or hormone signaling
• Plans to begin taking any supplements that may influence weight loss
• Report of medical condition or surgical intervention that affects swallowing or chewing ability
• Anyone with a pacemaker or other internal medical device
• Any practicing vegans or vegetarians
• Any practicing gluten-free diet
• Allergy, aversion, or dislike to any of the foods offered for meals

Where it is running

• Texas Tech University - Department of Nutritional Sciences — Lubbock, Texas, United States

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