GlyCoBrain Observational Study

Launched by PADERBORN UNIVERSITY · Nov 5, 2024

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Background Breakfast is commonly considered one of the most important meals of the days. Failure to consume a breakfast, i.e., breakfast skipping, has been related to an increased risk of overweight/obesity or type 2 diabetes in the longer-term, but may also adversely affect cognition and academic performance. Similarly, breakfasts with a high glycaemic index (GI) resulting in sharp rises in blood glucose may adversely affect memory and attention, particularly in the late postprandial phase (i.e., 120-180 minutes after breakfast). A recent meta-analysis suggests specific effects for immedia...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Students at Paderborn University aged between 18 and 25 years
• • Proficient in the German language because all questionnaires are in German.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Students studying nutritional science and home economics
• * acute or permanent use of sleep-promoting medications (including herbal preparation):
• • chemical medications: melatonin, diphenhydramine, doxylamine
• • herbal preparations: hops, St. John's wort, lemon balm, lavender, passionflower, Baldurat, Neurexan, cannabinoids
• • Use of psychotropic medications (antidepressants, tranquilizer, antipsychotics)
• • Use of methylphenidate (e.g. Ritalin, Medikinet, Concerta)
• • Use of cannabinoids by prescription
• • Continuous administration of antihistamines when discontinuation is not feasible during the intervention
• • Use of herbal preparations affecting memory and concentration (e.g. gingko, ginseng, ashwagandha)
• • Use of other medications (e.g. insulin, metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors, steroids, ACE inhibitors)
• • Selected chronic diseases (depression and other mental disorders such as anxiety disorder, ADHD, diabetes mellitus (all types), prediabetes, blood clotting disorders (e.g., thrombocytopenia, hemophilia), eating disorders (e.g., anorexia, binge eating, bulimia)
• • Addiction disorders (e.g., alcohol, drug, or medication dependency)
• • Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
• • infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis)
• • Pregnant and breastfeeding individuals
• • Shift work or travel in the past 3 months across more than 2 time zones
• • students with a pacemaker/defibrillator