Effects of Fresh Watermelon Consumption on Satiety and Cardiometabolic Health
ConditionSatiety
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-55
SponsorSan Diego State University
About this trial
The goal of the proposed study is to determine the effects of fresh watermelon fruit consumption on satiety, metabolic parameters and weight management.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
18-55 years old
BMI 25-40
Disqualifiers
Smoker
Pregnant woman
Required dietary supplement use
Required medication of metabolic disorders
Trial design
Design model
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Watermelon
Other interventionParticipants will consume 100 Kcal of watermelon fruit (2 cups) daily for 4 weeks.
Low fat cookies
Other interventionParticipants will consume 100 Kcal of low fat cookies daily for 4 weeks.
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: WatermelonExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Low fat cookiesActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change of Satiety
Hunger feeling (appetite) will be examined using visual analog scale (0-10): 0 is least and 10 greatest.
Time frame
0, 20, 40, 60, 90 and 120 minutes post snack consumptionSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov