Table 2.
Satiety study intervention protocol.
| Time | Procedures |
|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast served and eaten. 60 g crunchy nut cornflakes; 150 mL semi-skim milk; 150 mL pomegranate juice (PJ) or placebo drink (PLD). |
| 3-h interval | Participants fast and then returned to the kitchen/food laboratory for the lunch session. |
| 11:30 a.m. (0–15 min) | Starting to complete VAS for satiety (VAS 1 baseline; zero point) 150 mL of PJ juice preload for all participants (both groups) (VAS 2 satiety and palatability variables). |
| 12:00 noon (30 min) | Lunch presented to each participant (VAS 3 satiety variables before eating anything) |
| 12:05 p.m. (35 min) | Participants consumed 1 spoon of lunch (VAS for palatability and meal quality variables). Afterwards, participants continued to eat the lunch. |
| 12:15 p.m. (45 min) | Participants completed VAS 4 for satiety and meal palatability variables. A timer prompts the participants. |
| 12:30 p.m. (60 min) | VAS 5; satiety and meal palatability (repeat VAS 4) |
| 12:45 p.m. (75 min) | VAS 6; satiety and meal palatability (repeat VAS 4) |
| 1:00 p.m. (90 min) | VAS 7; satiety and meal palatability (repeat VAS 4) |
| 1:15 p.m. (105 min) | VAS 8; satiety and meal palatability (repeat VAS 4) |
| 1:30 p.m. (120 min) | VAS 9; satiety and meal palatability (repeat VAS 4) |