Breakfast and Energy Expenditure in Young Women

The Effect of Breakfast Intake on Energy Expenditure and Hunger in Young Women

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03079635

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-14

Start date

2017-02-15

Completion date

2017-06-30

Last updated

2017-08-21

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Conditions

Obesity

Brief summary

The purpose of this research is to determine if body composition influence the effect of breakfast composition on postprandial (post-meal) hunger, metabolic and energy expenditure response in normal weight, overweight, and obese young women.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTControl

Beverage provided and a four hour postprandial assessment of energy metabolism using a metabolic cart and appetite using a visual analog scale follows.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTOmega 3 fatty acids

Beverage provided and a four hour postprandial assessment of energy metabolism using a metabolic cart and appetite using a visual analog scale follows.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* BMI over 18.5 * No medication

Exclusion criteria

* Food allergies * Habitual breakfast skipping (\> 5 times per week) * Picky eater * Dietary restrictions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Energy metabolism/expenditure	Four hours	Energy expenditure and thermic effect of feeding will be measured using a TrueMax 2400 metabolic cart

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Appetite	Four hours	Postprandial appetite will be assessed using visual analog scales

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026