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High Fructose Corn Syrup

NCT02018237 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2017-03-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to learn more about how high fructose corn syrup, a sugar used to sweeten drinks and foods, affects metabolism in obese persons with and without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Eligible participants will be studied before and after eating a diet high in high fructose corn syrup or a standard diet (low in high fructose corn syrup) for four weeks.

Conditions

  • Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

High fructose corn syrup diet

Subjects will consume a high fructose corn syrup diet for 4 weeks. The food will be prepared by the bio-nutrition kitchen, and meals will be picked up every 3-4 days.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard diet (low in high fructose corn syrup)

Subjects will consume a standard diet (low in high fructose corn syrup) for 4 weeks. The food will be prepared by the bio-nutrition kitchen, and meals will be picked up every 3-4 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shelby A Sullivan, MD · Associate Professor of Medicine

  • Samuel Klein, MD · Professor of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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