Developmental Adaptation to an Obesogenic Environment

NCT02257593 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 63

Last updated 2014-10-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether birth weight is related to the demand for dietary protein in adult survivors of severe acute malnutrition (Kwashiorkor and Marasmus), and that leveraging of protein intake is associated with total energy intake and weight change in the survivors consuming foods with different percentages of energy as protein (PEP).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Dietary protein

Persons were fed Participants were randomized to one of three arms, each of which received 10%, 15% or 25% of total energy derived from protein

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Auckland, New Zealand

    collaborator OTHER
  • The University of The West Indies

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Terrence G Forrester, MBBS, PhD · University of the West Indies, Mona

  • David Raubenheimer, PhD · University of Aukland

  • Claudia P Campbell, PhD · University of the West Indies, Mona

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Max Age
46 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

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