RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06818032

Avocado and Postprandial Responses

Acute Avocado Consumption on Postprandial Glycemic and Appetite/Satiety Responses

Sponsor

University of Vermont Medical Center

Enrollment

30 participants

Start Date

Mar 1, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Healthy Healthy Volunteer Healthy Volunteers Healthy Subjects Healthy Adult Healthy Male and Female Subjects Healthy Volunteers Only Healthy Non-smokers

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see how adding avocado to a breakfast meal affects blood sugar control and signals of hunger and fullness after eating. The investigators will test the effects of 3 breakfast meals on blood sugar control and signals of hunger and fullness after eating: 1. Whole-wheat bread and strawberry jam 2. Whole-wheat bread, strawberry jam, and avocado 3. Whole-wheat bread and strawberry jam (meal enriched with fat and fiber to mimic that of an avocado) Participants will undergo 3 test periods, each separated by a week. Each test period consists of one day with set meals that the investigators will provide (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), and then the next morning, participants will eat a breakfast meal and have blood drawn several times over 4 hours.

Eligibility

Min Age: 21 YearsMax Age: 65 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This clinical trial is studying Avocado, Fat and fiber addition, and others for people with healthy, healthy adult, and other related conditions. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location.

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Interventions

OTHERNegative control

Participants will be given a breakfast meal with 76 grams of bread and 60 grams of jam per 2000 daily calories.

OTHERAvocado

Participants will be given a bread and jam breakfast (76 grams of bread and 60 grams of jam per 2000 daily calories) supplemented with 84 grams of avocado per 2000 daily calories.

OTHERFat and fiber addition

Participants will be given a bread and jam breakfast (76 grams of bread and 60 grams of jam per 2000 daily calories) supplemented with 13 grams of fat (mix of high-oleic safflower oil, safflower oil, palm oil, and macadamia nut oil) and 5.5 grams of fiber (mix of cellulose and pectin) per 2000 daily calories.