Effects of Different Coffee Amounts on Energy Intake, Appetite, Glucose Metabolism and Inflammatory Markers

Exclusion Criteria

• •smokers
• •restrained eaters (as this was evaluated using the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire)
• •those who reported slimming or any other dietary regime
• •athletes
• •participants with a known diagnosis of either hypertension, diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance or a fasting blood glucose concentration above 125 mg/dl
• •subjects on medication for hypertension or on medication known to alter glucose metabolism
• •subjects who were on medication that may have an impact on appetite and sensory functioning or who reported a metabolic or
• •endocrine disease,
• •gastrointestinal disorders,
• •a history of medical or surgical events that may have affected the study outcomes