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Conditions
Brief summary
Hypothesis We hypothesise that nut butter supplementation of 30 grams/day for 12-weeks will be a practical strategy that will improve the overall nutritional intake, health and wellbeing of older adults living in an aged care facility. Study aims The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy and feasibility of supplementing the habitual diet of older adults living at the Barwon Health’s Percy Baxter Lodge at McKeller Centre with 30 grams/day of mixed almond, Brazil nut and cashew nut butter for 12-weeks on their nutritional status, health and wellbeing.
Interventions
The intervention group in this study will consume mixed nuts butter (almond, Brazil nuts, cashews) a total of 30 grams/day, once a day as snacks (in between main meals) for 12 weeks. As the nut butter are commercially produced (chosen for quality and food safety purposes), the ratio of these three types of nuts is unknown but the nutrient composition for every 30 grams of ABC nut butter provide: 816kJ, 7.6 grams protein, 1.8 grams carbohydrate, 17.4 grams fat (1.5 grams saturated, 11 grams monou
The intervention group in this study will consume mixed nuts butter (almond, Brazil nuts, cashews) a total of 30 grams/day, once a day as snacks (in between main meals) for 12 weeks. As the nut butter are commercially produced (chosen for quality and food safety purposes), the ratio of these three types of nuts is unknown but the nutrient composition for every 30 grams of ABC nut butter provide: 816kJ, 7.6 grams protein, 1.8 grams carbohydrate, 17.4 grams fat (1.5 grams saturated, 11 grams monounsaturated, 5 grams polyunsaturated), 1.3 grams sugar, and 1.7 grams total fibre. Compliance will be checked as the amount of unconsumed nut butter returned to researchers every week. Participants in the intervention group will be provided with all nut butter throughout this study.
Sponsors
Deakin University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participants’ inclusion criteria are as follows: 1) adults aged 60 years and over, 2) both males and females, 3) absence of active illness such as gastrointestinal symptoms and are not undergoing medical treatments that affect appetite, metabolism and body weight, 4) weight stable or weight loss of <5kg in the past 3 months, and not prescribed any oral nutrition supplement by a dietitian, 5) no dementia and able to provide written consent, 6) absence of nut allergy or intolerance and willing to comply to the study intervention, 7) not regular nut consumers (consume nuts <5 times/week).
Exclusion criteria
Volunteers who have nut allergy, cognitive impairment, malnourished and on nutritional intervention, have medical issues that may impact on nutritional status, and those who are not able to provide written consent will be excluded.
Outcome results
None listed