Dietary fat and the management of overweight

Delivering essential fatty acids in the management of overweight

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000453381

Acronym

Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Program – The HELP Diet

Enrollment

Registered

2008-09-15

Start date

2005-01-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aimed to demonstrate that a low fat diet with a higher proportion of polyunsaturated fat will be more beneficial than standard low fat diets for overweight individuals

Interventions

Intervention arms received dietary advice to include polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) rich foods into their daily diet for 3 months. Participants see dietitians on a monthly basis, approximately 1 hour each session, for dietary education and support and handout on the number of serves of foods was given to each participant. Group 1: higher polyunsaturated fatty acid diet and energy balance Group 2: higher polyunsaturated fatty acid diet plus energy deficit (deficit of 2 mega joule per day)

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 67 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Overweight but otherwise healthy, with body mass index range between 25-38kg/m2, willing to follow dietary prescription

Exclusion criteria

pergnancy, breast feeding, wear a pacemaker, regulat cigarette smoking, regular medication, food allergies

Outcome results