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Egg Diet to Improve Metabolic Health and Function

NCT02760641 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2017-08-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of change in diet quality (carbohydrate restriction versus fat restriction) on body composition, fat distribution, cardiometabolic risk factors, physical function, and quality of life in aging adults with obesity.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Egg-based diet (EBD)

Participants will be asked to consume a carbohydrate-restricted diet including whole eggs for 8 weeks. Eggs will be provided.

OTHER

Carbohydrate-based diet (CBD)

Participants will be asked to consume a low fat, carbohydrate-based diet for 8 weeks. Breakfast food items will be provided.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American Egg Board

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin M Fontaine, PhD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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