Postprandial Blood Glucose and Insulin Levels Following Consumption of Lentil-containing Food Products
Condition: Postprandial Glycemia in Healthy Adults
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This study will recruit 20 healthy adults (male and female) to complete 9 study visits where
      they will consume different food products (chili, soup and muffin) with or without lentils
      incorporated into the them. Blood samples will be obtained by finger prick before and for 2
      hours after the meal and analyzed for glucose and insulin.
    

Detailed description: 
      The purpose of the current study is to determine the effects of lentil-containing food
      products on postprandial blood glucose and insulin levels in healthy premenopausal women and
      men aged 18-40 years old.This study will use a randomized crossover design. Participants will
      complete a series of 9 study visits during which participants will consume 9 study treatment
      meals consisting of muffins, soup and chilli, with and without lentils. Participants will
      then have their blood sampled for the following 2 hours by finger prick. Participants will
      remain seated during the test period. All study visits will occur at the Human Nutraceutical
      Research Unit and be separated by a washout period of 3-7 days. Throughout the study, it will
      be asked that participants' lifestyle and physical activity remain unchanged. Participants
      will be instructed to not start any new dietary approaches, and to not start any new natural
      health products (unless instructed by a physician).
    

Intervention name(s): Muffin: 25g available carbohydrate from small green lentil; Muffin: 25g available carbohydrate from split red lentil; Wheat muffin; Soup: 25g available carbohydrate from small green lentil; Soup: 25g available carbohydrate from split red lentil; Potato soup; Chili: 25g available carbohydrate from small green lentil; Chili: 25g available carbohydrate from split red lentil; Rice chili
Intervention type(s): Other; Other; Other; Other; Other; Other; Other; Other; Other
Intervention description(s): Comparison of postprandial blood glucose and insulin following consumption of food products with and without lentils.; Comparison of postprandial blood glucose and insulin following consumption of food products with and without lentils.; Comparison of postprandial blood glucose and insulin following consumption of food products with and without lentils.; Comparison of postprandial blood glucose and insulin following consumption of food products with and without lentils.; Comparison of postprandial blood glucose and insulin following consumption of food products with and without lentils.; Comparison of postprandial blood glucose and insulin following consumption of food products with and without lentils.; Comparison of postprandial blood glucose and insulin following consumption of food products with and without lentils.; Comparison of postprandial blood glucose and insulin following consumption of food products with and without lentils.; Comparison of postprandial blood glucose and insulin following consumption of food products with and without lentils.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Other
Keywords: Diabetes; Lentils; Pulses; Postprandial glycemia