The effect of fibre supplementation on the frequency of eating occasions

INTERVENTION: 1. a) Viscous fibre supplement, PGX, 5g two or 3 times daily administered over a 12‐week period. b) mode is granules mixed with food and taken with water 2.unused sachets will be returned and a daily mobile phone food record will be taken and images are sent to the Curtin University server Viscous fibre supplement. CONDITION: Preventative Obesity PRIMARY OUTCOME: Frequency of eating occasions. This will be determined using the image metadata from the 4‐day Mobile Phone Food Record (mdFR). SECONDARY OUTCOME: Anthropometric variables –height, weight, hip, waist girth will be measured according to a standard protocol (Stewart et al. 2011). ; Height using a stadiometer ; weight using calibrated digital scales ; waist circumference using a metal tape blood pressure with an automated omron blood pressure monitor serum cholesterol ‐ bloods sent for analysis INCLUSION CRITERIA: Overweight as defined by a body weight index (BMI) of 25 – 29 kg/m2 and not under current medical supervision