Copenhagen Obesity Risk Assessment Study

NCT00655902 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2011-04-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the present study is to assess the effect of a high intake of industrially produced trans fatty acids for 16 weeks on abdominal obesity and risk markers of type 2 diabetes and heart disease in healthy, moderately overweight, postmenopausal women.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Trans fat (soy bean oil)

Industrially produced trans fatty acid from soy bean oil (15 g/d for 16 weeks). The fat (a total of 25 g/d) will be baked into buns.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Control fat (sunflower oil)

Control fat from sunflower oil, with 60% oleic acid (in total 25 g/d for 16 weeks). The fat will be baked into buns.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Copenhagen

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-03-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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