Eating, Food, Physical Comfort, Satiety
Conditions
Keywords
Pulses, Satiety, Food intake, Appetite, Beans, Peas
Brief summary
The frequent consumption of pulses is associated with multiple cardiometabolic benefits in adults including a lower risk for overweight and obesity. However, it remains unclear whether these effects are mediated through the short-term mechanisms, including enhanced satiety and reduced food intake (FI), or through the long-term metabolic effects triggered by regular consumption of pulses. The objective of this study is to investigate the short-term effect of cooked pulses served in the amount similar to their recommended serving of 175ml (3/4 cup) on food intake in 12-14y children, and gastrointestinal comfort over 2-hours. The secondary objective is to evaluate how children perceive the sensory characteristics of the meals made with the whole pulses.
Interventions
Sponsors
Mount Saint Vincent University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy boys and girls born at full-term * do not receive any medications
Exclusion criteria
* Food sensitivities or allergies * Dietary restrictions * Health problems * Learning, emotional or behavioral problems.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Food intake | 120 min | The amount of energy (kcal) consumed ad libitum with the breakfast meal or water control and with the test meal (pizza lunch) two hours later. |
| Subjective appetite | 0-120 min | The subjective assessment of appetite parameters including desire to eat, fullness, hunger and a prospective food consumption measured with 100 mm Visual Analogue Scales with two opposite statements at each end (e.g., for the hunger scale, 0 mm means not hungry at all, and 100 mm means very hungry). |
| Subjective feeling of physical comfort | 0-120 min | The subjective assessment of wellness and gastrointestinal symptoms including a feeling of nausea, diarrhea, flatulence, and other parameters measured with 100 mm Visual Analogue Scales with two opposite statements at each end. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subjective perception of food palatability (pleasantness) | 0, 120 min | The pleasantness of the meals measured with 100 mm Visual Analogue Scales with two opposite statements at each end (e.g., 0 mm means that food is not pleasant at all, and 100 mm means that the food is very pleasant). |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed