The Hormonal and Behavioral Impact of Eating Breakfast

CCRC: The Hormonal and Behavioral Impact of Eating Breakfast

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01427556

Acronym

FL-74

Enrollment

120

Registered

2011-09-01

Start date

2009-08-31

Completion date

2014-08-31

Last updated

2014-08-18

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Conditions

Eating Behavior

Keywords

Food intake, Breakfast eating

Brief summary

This study is exploring the relationship between food intake behavior and the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA) in women who regularly skip breakfast compared to women who regularly eat breakfast.

Detailed description

Healthy women will be studies in a cross-sectional fashion to examine the metabolic, hormonal and behavioral factors associated with breakfast skipping.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

20 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Pre-menopausal women (as determined by self-report of menstrual history and confirmation with plasma FSH) * 20 to 45 years old, * BMI less than 40 kg/m2 * Stable body weight (fluctuation of less than ± 3%) for past 3 months. * Breakfast eaters: defined as eating at least 15% of total daily energy intake at a meal between 0400-1000 h at least 6 days/week. * Breakfast skippers: defined as eating no foods or beverages between 0400-1000h at least 4 days/week or only taking beverages (no solid food) containing less than \ 100 kcal.

Exclusion criteria

* Erratic/intermittent breakfast eating * Currently pregnant or lactating * Shift workers/diagnosed sleep disorders * Use of tobacco products * Use of non-prescription drugs/hormone replacement/steroid-based medications * Diagnosed endocrine, metabolic, or digestive disorder * Hemoglobin \<11 g/dl * Plasma Glucose \>120 mg/dl

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Food Intake Behavior	week 6	The goal is to explore the relationship between food intake behavior and the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA) in a group of women who regularly skip breakfast and in another group of women who regularly eat breakfast.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Markers of nutrient metabolism	week 6	Blood glucose, insulin, lipids, and metabolic hormones will be measured.

Countries

United States

Outcome results