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Weight Loss and Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Markers With a Low Glycemic Diet Compared With a Standard Diet

NCT00230919 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2011-07-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Overweight and obesity is increasing in most countries, including Norway, and the optimal diet for reducing weight is under discussion. The present study in overweight and moderate obese individuals compares a low glycemic load diet with a standard low-fat diet (as recommended from the National Nutrition Council) in an open, randomized trial over 12 months, with changes in weight loss and changes in cardiovascular risk markers as endpoints.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Diet counseling

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norges Forskningsråd, Stenberggata 26, pb. 2700, N-0131 Oslo, Norway

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Ullevaal University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tor Ole Klemsdal, MD, Ph.D · Ullevaal University Hospital, preventive medicine clinic

  • Serena Tonstad, MD, Ph.D · Ullevaal University Hospital, preventive medicine clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Primary Completion
2006-06-30
Completion
2006-11-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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