The Effect of Oat Based Breakfast Cereals on Satiety and Food Intake.

The Effect of Oat Based Breakfast Cereals on Satiety and Food Intake.

To test the hypothesis that two 40 gm serving of Oat-based breakfast cereals compared to an equicaloric amount of a ready-to-eat Oat-based breakfast cereal will give greater satiety over the 4 hour period following breakfast.

The subjects will be randomly assigned to one of these three breakfasts and then given a Visual analogue scales of hunger and satiety which will be completed at baseline, 30, 60, 120, 180, and 240 minutes. Subjects will return on 2 other days separated by at least a week to repeat the breakfast test.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older and are healthy.
• Taking no regular medications other than birth control or hormone replacement therapy.
• Are willing to use an effective method of birth control if you are capable of bearing children. Acceptable methods include abstinence, barrier methods, intrauterine devices, and hormonal methods of contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Are a woman who is pregnant or nursing a baby.
• Have gained or lost 8.8 pounds or more in the last 3 months.
• Have diabetes or a fasting blood sugar over 126 mg/dL.
• Have a score of 14 or greater on the restraint scale of the 3-factor eating questionnaire (a questionnaire which will be given to you by the study staff).
• Are allergic to oats, lactose-free milk, Honey Nut Cheerios or oatmeal.