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Effect of high and low calcium in a cheese matrix

Effect of low-calcium and high-calcium cheddar cheese consumption on the excretion of faecal fat – a 2-week cross-over dietary intervention study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11663659
Enrollment
10
Registered
2022-07-12
Start date
2017-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-06

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Conditions

Effect of cheese calcium on fat excretion and blood lipids Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

A randomisation table was used and participants were randomised into a sequence to complete 3 conditions: 1. High calcium cheddar cheese (240 g/day) for 2 weeks 2. Redu

Sponsors

University College Dublin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy male volunteers 2. Aged 18-35 years 3. Normal range body mass index (BMI) 4. No known metabolic disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Female 2. Aged under 18 or over 35 years 3. BMI outside the normal range 4. Metabolic disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Faecal fat excretion rates (g/day) measured during the last 5 days of each period. All samples received are freeze-dried, and each 5-day sample for each participant is pooled and stored at room temperature. Faecal fat analysis, (and faecal fatty acid profiling) is conducted at the University of Aarhus Denmark, using a modified Bligh and Dyer technique for total fat (Bendsen et al., 2008).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Fasting levels of Total Cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L), triglycerides (mmol/L), Non-Esterified Fatty Acid (NEFA) (mmol/L), C-reactive protein (ng/ ml) and glucose (mmol/L) measured at baseline, and post-intervention for each study condition. Total cholesterol, HDL, triglyceride, Non-Esterified Fatty Acid, C-reactive protein and glucose concentrations are all determined using a Randox RX Daytona Clinical Chemistry Analyser (Randox Laboratories Ltd, UK). 2. Waist circumference, in cm, and weight in kg measured at baseline and post-intervention

Countries

Ireland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026