A Pilot Study: Snacking, Willpower and Glucose Availability

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
• •2. Diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
• •3. Not willing or able to follow study guidelines (ie: consuming the study beverage daily for four weeks, or completing daily compliance logs)
• •4. Current smoker (or has stopped smoking within the last 6 months)
• •5. Taking medications that could cause weight loss or weight gain (such as steroids, tricyclic antidepressants, chemotherapy, antipsychotics, prescribed or over the counter weight loss agents, etc).
• •6. Current or history of eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia, or diagnosed binge eating disorder)
• •7. Current alcohol or drug abuse or dependence
• •8. Any medical condition for which daily snacking of such problem foods would be inadvisable (i.e.: a subject with hypertension advised to avoid sodium).