Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomised into one of four groups, each receiving dairy fat in different forms:
Group 1: To receive dairy fat in the form of regular fat cheese
Gr
Sponsors
Food for Health Ireland
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy, on no medication 2. Not following a prescribed diet for any reason (weight loss, cholesterol etc) 3. Male or female, aged between 50-70 4. BMI >25 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Outside the specified age 2. BMI <25 kg/m2 3. Anyone who is currently taking prescribed medication for cholesterol-reduction purposes 4. Anyone following any specific diet to control or modify their cholesterol or weight
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fasting blood markers of metabolic health following 6 weeks daily consumption of dairy fat, in 3 different matrices. A subset of subjects (n=24) will give multiple blood samples (8 in total) over 5 hours. Analysis will be performed at all time points. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postprandial blood-lipid and glucose following an oral lipid challenge in a subset of subjects. | — |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed