Abstract:

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of high protein breakfast on appetite and blood sugar. It was conducted with 16 healthy women aged 18-35 who participated voluntarily between January-April 2019. A questionnaire form questioning demographic information and nutritional status was applied. Anthropometric measurements were taken at the beginning/end of the study. Food consumption records were taken for 3 days before starting the study. The 442.1 kcal and 30.6 g protein breakfast planned by the researcher was consumed for 15 days. The nutrients they consumed in all meals were recorded. After meals, appetite levels were evaluated with the VAS. Fasting/postprandial blood glucose (first, first, seventh and fifteenth days before the study) were monitored by home blood glucose measurement. According to the findings, the average age of the participants is 25±3.03 years and their BMI is 22.06±1.96 kg/m2. At the end of the study, the difference between anthropometric measurements is not significant and the difference between the percentage of daily protein taken is significant. The reduction in morning postprandial blood glucose was significant on the first day of the study, but decrease did not persist until the end of the study. The increase in morning satiety on the 1st and 7th days of the study was significant, but increase did not continue until the end of the study. Consequently, short-term high protein breakfast consumption did not affect appetite, fasting/postprandial blood glucose and anthropometric measurements in healthy women.

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