The Impact of Low Glycemic Index Nutritional Shake on Glucose Regulation in Overweight and Obese Adults

The Impact of Low Glycemic Index Nutritional Shake on Glucose Regulation in Overweight and Obese Adults

Low glycemic index nutritional shakes have clinically shown to improve post-prandial glycemic responses in acute laboratory control studies. However, there is limited information on how replacing meals with low-glycemic index shake could impact glucose regulation in free-living adults consuming their own diets.

The present study aims to examine the impact of adding the SP Glucose-Assist shake to the breakfast of non-diabetic overweight and obese adults.

Subjects:

40 non-diabetic adults aged 25-65 years and body mass index ranging between 25-39 .

Protocol:

This is going to be a three-week study that will include a one-week self-selected diet, followed by two weeks of a breakfast supplement shake (standard process glucose assist) or control cereal oat breakfast.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Body mass index 25-40
• Eating pattern 3 meals a day
• stable weight for the last 2 months (<5 pounds fluctuation)
• Willing to eat oat cereal for breakfast
• glycated hemoglobin <7%

Exclusion Criteria:

• glycated hemoglobin >7%
• Body mass index ≤25 or ≥ 40
• Night shifting work
• Atypical meal pattern (not three meals a day or intermittent fasting)
• Thyroid medication
• Bariatric surgery
• Habitual strenuous exercise
• Commuting by bicycle
• Eating disorders
• Use of aspirin during the duration of the study
• Intake of Vit C >60 mg/day during the study
• cancer
• cardiovascular disease
• renal disease
• hepatic disease
• X-ray, MRI or CT appointment during the study duration
• Current infection requiring medication
• Chronic, contagious, infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, Hepatitis A, B, C, or HIV
• Medications of supplements that could affect body weight or appetite (i.e. Ozempic)
• Participating in another study at the same time