CompletedNot Applicable

Is Mid-morning Breakfast as Healthy as Early-morning Breakfast for Blood Sugar Control in Adolescent Girls?

United Kingdom15 participantsStarted 2021-11-18

Plain-language summary

Repeated, elevated levels of glucose (sugar) within the blood after eating can lead to type 2 diabetes. In adults, eating breakfast lowers blood glucose responses to subsequent meals when compared with skipping breakfast. Yet, adolescent girls may respond differently due to differences in how their bodies use energy. This is important because around 80% of the United Kingdom (UK) adolescent girls skip breakfast. As common reasons for skipping breakfast in adolescent girls are 'lack of time' and 'not hungry' in the morning, eating breakfast during the mid-morning may be an attractive option for them. This project will be the first to compare the impact of eating breakfast in the early morning and mid-morning with skipping breakfast on subsequent blood glucose levels in adolescent girls who usually skip breakfast. The findings will inform recommendations tailored to an 'at risk' and under-researched population for type 2 diabetes prevention, which is more effective than a cure.

Who can participate

Age range

11 Years – 14 Years

Sex

FEMALE

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Inclusion criteria: * Girls classified habitual breakfast skippers (using a proposed definition of 'breakfast', the girls will be classified as habitual breakfast skipper if they consume breakfast 0-3 times per week) * no health issues that could be affected by study participation (e.g., food allergies) * no extreme dislikes of the test meals. Exclusion criteria: * Medical conditions or current medication that affects glucose metabolism * Food allergies that would prevent consumption of prescribed meals

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What they're measuring

Incremental and total area under the curve for glucose

Timeframe: 4 hours before lunch and 2 hours after lunch

Incremental and total area under the curve for insulin

Timeframe: 4 hours before lunch and 2 hours after lunch

Post-lunch peak plasma glucose concentration

Timeframe: 2 hours after lunch

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05000944

SponsorLoughborough University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-07-13

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