Effects of a Thermogenic Dietary Supplement on Metabolic, Hemodynamic, and Mood Responses

Subjects expressing interest in completing the study will be interviewed in the UMHB Human Performance Lab (HPL) to determine whether they qualify to participate in the study. Upon qualification, participants will be scheduled for their first testing session which will include: a body composition analysis via an InBody 770, hunger questionnaires, VAS questionnaires, follow up questionnaire, and 5 resting energy expenditure (REE) tests. Participants will be randomized into an order that determines which supplement to ingest at their testing sessions. Example: A, C, B will correspond to taking A the first session, C the second session and so on. Supplementation protocol: Participants will be randomized into an order that determines which supplement to ingest at their testing sessions. Example: A, C, B will correspond to taking A the first session, C the second session and so on. Subjects will take one pill with 8oz of water in one minute of allotted time. After initial REE, heart rate, blood pressure, questionnaires, and body composition tests, subjects will ingest the first of three supplements. After ingestion, subjects will complete four REEs every hour. At initial and 60 minutes post ingestion, ECG measurements will be recorded using the Biopac BSL. After each REE is complete, heart rate, blood pressure, and questionnaires will be taken and recorded. The REE will last 20 minutes, thus to ensure ending time is at the hour mark, the REE will be started at the 40 minute time point. Once testing is finished, subjects will return to the lab two more times with a one week washout period to ingest the remaining supplements. Two days prior to each of the three testing sessions, participants will record their dietary intake via MyFitnessPal.