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Effect of Dietary Macronutrient Composition

NCT01371396 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2019-02-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand why Hispanics who are overweight have a higher incidence of fatty liver disease.

Conditions

  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • Obesity

Interventions

OTHER

Low-fat diet

The subject will consume a diet that is calorically restricted to cause at least a 6% body weight loss over 4 months. Fat will make up less than 30% of dietary energy.

OTHER

Low-carbohydrate diet

The diet will be restricted in energy to cause at least a 6% loss of body weight over a 4 month period. Carbohydrate will provide less than 40% of total dietary energy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elizabeth J Parks, PhD · UTSW Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-01
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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