Chocolate and almonds: Chewing, fullness, and blood sugar
Part of Digestive system, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at how chewing whole almonds and chocolate affects how full you feel and your body's response after eating. You'll eat different chocolate-almond snacks and give a finger prick blood sample.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You should have a healthy body weight (BMI between 18.5 and 27.9) or a waistline smaller than 88 cm.
- No known allergies to foods, especially almonds or chocolate.
- You are not someone who restrains your eating (like dieting or controlling portions often).
- You are not on medications that affect appetite, digestion, blood sugar, or chewing (birth control is okay).
- You have regular monthly cycles if you are a woman who hasn't gone through menopause.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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