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First received: March 20, 2024

Clinical Trial: Smoothies and Blood Sugars

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Metabolic Disturbance

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Examining the Blood Sugar Response to Fruit Smoothie Consumption

Brief Summary: Glycaemic responses to fruit smoothies may depend on the food matrix (e.g., degree of processing and physical structure), ingestion rate, dose ingested and fibre content.Furthermore, the method of sampling could alter inferences.The aim of this project is to characterise how these factors affect the glycaemic response to a commercially available fruit smoothie.Participants will ingest 7 different test drinks in a randomised, crossover design with fingerstick capillary blood sampling alongside continuous glucose…

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