Effect of Changes in Glucose Intake and Sweet Perception on Post Prandial Glycaemia

After enrollment, participants will be asked to come to the investigational site 6 times for:

• two sensory tests dedicated to assess the sensory capacity of the participants from the same sensory test repeated twice, for better consistency.
• 4 testing visits for a 3-h blood kinetics after each product intake. These visits will be scheduled on different days separated by a washout period of at least one week. Outcomes will be glycemia and insulinemia.

Inclusion criteria

• BMI between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m2
• Fasting capillary blood glucose level ≤ 7 mmol/L
• Able to understand and sign an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy on anamnesis
• Lactating mothers
• Individuals undergoing either dietary or exercise mediated weight loss program prescribed by a health care professional
• Medically-treated diabetes mellitus or use of anti-hyperglycemic drugs or insulin
• Family history of type 2 diabetes (parents)
• Any other metabolic disease possibly impacting the postprandial glucose and insulin response (to the opinion of the medical doctor)
• Known ageusia or other tasting trouble
• Chronic intake of medications known to affect glucose tolerance to the opinion of the investigator (steroids, protease inhibitors, antidepressants, anxiolytic, or antipsychotics)
• Presence of disease or intake of drug that affects digestion and absorption of nutrients, to the opinion of the medical doctor
• Major medical/surgical event requiring hospitalisation in the last 3 months