Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Obesity - Weight Maintenance and Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases in Obese Subjects.

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of three diets different in type and amount of fat in weight maintenance and prevention of life-style diseases in obese subjects.

Conditions

• Overweight
• Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mono Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Obesity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aarhus University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

  collaborator OTHER

• Rigshospitalet, Denmark

  collaborator OTHER

• Technical University of Denmark

  collaborator OTHER

• Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

  collaborator OTHER

• Boston Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Danish Meat Research Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• Danisco

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• The Danish Dairy Research Foundation, Denmark

  collaborator OTHER

• Various FOOD sponsors have provided groceries for the dietary intervention

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Copenhagen

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Arne Astrup, MD DMSC · Department of Human Nutrition, The Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

16 Years

Max Age

35 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2004-01-31

Completion

2008-06-30