Investigation of How Morning Nutrition Influences Cognitive Performance

Investigation of How Morning Nutrition Influences Cognitive Performance

This project will assess the effects of the macro-nutrient make-up of morning food intake on cognitive performance using visual analog scale (VAS) measures, behavioral tests, and advanced high-density electrophysiological techniques (256-channel recordings). Two Isocaloric cereal products will be tested and compared to determine if measures of cognitive performance as well as satiety will change after consumption.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy and taking no regular medications other than birth control or hormone replacement therapy
• Willing to use an effective contraceptive during the study, if sexually active and capable of bearing children
• Willing and able to sign informed consent
• Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
• Normal or corrected-to-normal hearing
• No history of neurological or psychiatric illness, including major depressive disorder and attention deficit disorder
• No history of substance, nicotine or alcohol dependence
• BMI below 35

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who are pregnant or nursing
• Gain or loss of > 4kg in the last 3 months.
• Currently taking supplements or medications for weight loss
• Currently taking medications for neurological or psychiatric illness
• Diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose >126 mg/dL) or history of diabetes
• Dietary restraint on the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire score greater than or equal to 14
• Allergy to any of the foods used for the test breakfasts (oats or milk)
• History of GI disorders or GI surgical procedures for weight loss
• History of eating disorders
• Daily consumption of more than 400 mg of caffeine