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Low-Carbohydrate Diet Intervention on Body Weight

NCT01358890 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2012-02-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

* The primary aim of this study is to determine the adherence of low- carbohydrate among Chinese.
* Then compare the effect of low-carbohydrate and traditional Chinese but restricted-calories diet on weight loss and metabolic traits.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

low carbohydrate diet

Dietary carbohydrate diet was restricted to 20 gram/day within the first week, then increase gradually to 120 gram/day

OTHER

Calories restricted diet

Total energy intake is restricted to 1200 kcal/day for women. Energy from carbohydrate, protein and fat will be kept to approximate 55%, 20% and 25%, respectively. Moreover, saturated fat and dietary cholesterol are restricted to at most 10% energy and 300 mg/day, respectively

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

    collaborator OTHER

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Xu Lin, PhD · Institute for Nutritional Sciecnes, Chinese Acadamy of Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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