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The Effects of Agro-ecological Farming Systems on Human Health

NCT05575258 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2024-07-15

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Summary

As concerns regarding the effects of agriculture on human and environmental health mount, a growing number of farmers are seeking ways to improve health from the ground up. A promising way by which a growing number of farmers are seeking to improve environmental health is by using agro-ecological practices (i.e., farming more closely in harmony with natural systems), which include practices such as multi-cropping, ley rotations, and/or integrated crop-livestock systems. Despite potential ecological benefits, there is a lack of critical knowledge if consuming foods from agro-ecological systems impacts biomarkers of human health, including inflammatory and metabolomics profiles. The purpose of this project is to test the hypothesis that consuming foods produced using agro-ecological practices improves biomarkers of consumer health compared to consuming similar foods from conventional (monoculture) agriculture. All diets will be matched one-to-one in terms of macronutrients and food sources.

Conditions

  • Inflammatory Response

Interventions

OTHER

44-Day Diet Conventionally Sourced - YELLOW Diet

Food for the conventional diet will be sourced from local grocery stores (non-organic produce) around Logan, UT, USA.

OTHER

44-Day Diet Agro-Ecologically Sourced - GREEN Diet

Food for the agro-ecological diet will be sourced predominantly from the Greenacres farm (Cincinnati, OH, USA) and a limited number of other retailers that sell select foods from agro-ecological producers (Seal the Seasons, General Mills, Pecan Shop, Sol Simple).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • GreenAcres Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Utah State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephan van Vliet · Utah State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-15
Completion
2025-03-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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