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Fructose and Ethnic Differences Study (FED Study)

NCT02533817 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2016-05-12

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Summary

In the UK, people of black West African and Caribbean's tend to have healthier blood cholesterol and blood fat levels, as well as lower incidence of heart disease/heart attack. But rates of heart disease are now rising in young African-American populations with diabetes, for the first time exceeding the rate in their white European-American peers. One possible culprit is the increasing consumption of fructose which can lead to high blood fat levels. Fructose is a natural sugar found in fruits and table sugar but is also used the food industry as an ingredient and sweetener. Because fructose intakes are lower in the UK than in North America we are studying the effect of fructose intake in UK black West African and Caribbean people, to understand if fructose intake is indeed a reason for these ethnic differences.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dietary sugar

This study examined the effect of high intakes of fructose compared to high intakes of glucose in a randomized crossover design. The treatment was in replacement of 20% of the daily caloric requirements for either fructose or glucose for each individual.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Scott V Harding, PhD · King's College London

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-31
Primary Completion
2015-07-31
Completion
2015-07-31

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