healthy volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study population will be composed of healthy; eutrophic women (BMI between 18.5 kg/m2 and 24.9 kg/m2; aged between 20 and 30 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women with a BMI of less than 18.5 kg m2; BMI greater than 24.9 kg/m2; carriers of immune diseases; use of immunosuppressive drugs; clinical diagnosis of diabetes; thyroid dysfunction; chronic kidney disease or liver disease; to have had bariatric procedure prior to the study; Are chronic alcoholics; Use medications that modulate hormonal functions (eg, contraceptive); medicines that affect appetite; medicines that affect body weight (eg, inhibitors) in the last 12 months; Have participated in any food restriction program; have been using nutritional supplements in the last 12 months; Have a feverish state in the weeks of the research; Have not followed the stipulated protocol for data collection; have refused to carry out any of the proposed evaluations.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in serum anorectic hormone (GLP-1) concentration 90 minutes after EGCG supplementation, evaluated by the ELISA method, from the 5% variation of the initial value. The measurement was performed acutely, 90 minutes after EGCG supplementation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in measures of satiety and reduction in hunger and desire to eat 90 minutes after supplementation of EGCG, evaluated by visual analogue scale method, from the variation of 5% of the initial value. The measurements was performed acutely, 90 minutes after EGCG supplementation. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Federal de Goiás