Metabolic and Neurofunctional Responses to Breakfasts

Effect of Glucose Versus Mixed Breakfast on Metabolic and Neurofunctional Responses in Healthy Individuals

This study aims at assessing the effects of glucose and different types of breakfast on metabolic and neurofunctional responses in healthy individuals.

Twelve healthy subjects, on a stable diet, in a randomized-crossover fashion, received either a 50 g glucose load (control) or one of these breakfast:

B1: milk (125ml) and cereals (30g); B2: milk (220ml), apple (200g) and cream chocolate filled sponge cake (30g); B3: milk (125ml), bread (50g), apple (150g) and hazelnut cream chocolate (15g). Prior and upon completion of each tolerance test, an EEG was performed to measure frontal P300-evoked potentials.

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m2
• normal glucose tolerance
• stable diet

Exclusion Criteria:

• type 1 and type 2 diabetes
• impaired glucose tolerance
• dyslipidemia
• metabolic syndrome