Prevention of type 2 diabetes, and particularly reduction of the degree of insulin resistance Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be recruited through London primary schools and randomised to the intervention group or the control group.
1. Participants in the intervention group will be provided
Sponsors
St George's, University of London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 9-10 years old attending London primary schools 2. No history of diabetes 3. Currently eating a breakfast cereal with low fibre content (=1 gram of fibre per portion) 4. Able and willing to consume at least one of the high-fibre cereals being used in the trial 5. Able and willing to complete trial entry assessment (including providing a fasting blood sample)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Outside the relevant age group 2. A history of diabetes 3. Not currently eating a breakfast cereal with low fibre content (=1 gram of fibre per portion) 4. Not able and willing to consume at least one of the high-fibre cereals being used in the trial 5. Not able and willing to complete trial entry assessment (including providing a fasting blood sample)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cereal fibre intake during the one-month intervention period, measured using a blood-based biomarker (plasma alkyl-resorcinol) and by dietary assessment (including a multiple pass 24 hour dietary recall and a food frequency questionnaire) at baseline and one month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Weight and fat mass index, assessed by bioelectrical impedance at baseline and one month 2. The acceptability of the intervention, assessed by questionnaire at one month | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactPeter Whincup
Outcome results
None listed