Health Condition 1: E663- Overweight
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Diet Intervention: Less than or equal to 40% carbohydrate diet
3 meals and 2 snacks a day for 3 months
Control Intervention1: Diet intervention: 60% carbohydrate diet
3 meals and 2 sn
Sponsors
Division of Nutrition
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: BMI range between 25.0 kg/m2 to 32.0 kg/m2, subjects willing to follow prescribed diets for the study duration.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants with comorbidities (Hypertension, PCOD, Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid problems), participants with an eating disorder, or on a stringent diet or physical activity regime, pregnant and lactating women, Inability to abstain from caffeine, alcohol or smoking for at least 12 hrs;participants on any dietary supplements such protein shakes, meal replacement shakes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess changes in insulin kinetics during weight loss period and its response over 3 months to a restricted carbohydrate diet.Timepoint: Week 0, week 12 and week 24 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess changes in body composition, components of energy expenditure, Blood pressure across 3 months of weight loss followed by 3 months of diet interventionTimepoint: Week 0, week 12 and week 24 Week 0, week 12 and week 24 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Rebecca Kuriyan
St Johns Research Institute
Outcome results
None listed