Low carbohydrate diets weight loss and heart disease

The effect of low or high carbohydrate weight loss diets on flow mediated dilatation, markers of cardiovascular disease risk, adrenocortical function and blood pressure in participants with metabolic syndrome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000614695

Enrollment

Registered

2005-10-07

Start date

2004-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

High carbohydrate or high protein wnergy restricted diet for 12 weeks.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

BMI 27-40 kg/m2, Fasting glucose 6 -7 mmol/L and/or triglycerides >1.7mmol/L and/or HDL-C < 0.9 in men <1.0 mmol/L in women.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Outcome results