Metabolic Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
metabolic syndrome, lipids, blood pressure, body composition
Brief summary
The investigators specific objective is to determine the effectiveness of a pulse-based diet combined with an exercise training program for reducing the risk of metabolic syndrome in older adults. The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors that predispose one to the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These risk factors include increased abdominal obesity, high blood triglyceride levels, low blood high-density lipoproteins, high blood pressure, high blood glucose and insulin levels, and increased inflammation. The investigators hypothesize that a pulse-based diet combined with exercise training will be very effective for reducing the risks of the metabolic syndrome because each intervention acts on different components of the metabolic syndrome. The design will involve a randomized single-blind cross-over for the pulse-based diet, and a single blind randomized parallel group assignment for the exercise-based intervention. 100 subjects will be randomized to receive the pulse-based diet or their regular diet for 2 months and then cross-over to receive the opposite diet for 2 months, separated by a one-month wash out. Subjects will be further randomized to exercise or exercise placebo groups for the duration of the trial (i.e. 5 months). The exercise intervention will involve aerobic training as this is most effective for reducing metabolic syndrome risk. Dependent variables will be measured at 4 time points: baseline, after the first 2-month diet, before the second 2-month diet (i.e. after the washout) and at the end of the second 2-month diet. These variables will include: Serum triglycerides, high density lipoproteins, C-reactive protein (as an inflammatory marker), glucose, and insulin, trunk body fat, and blood pressure. A composite metabolic syndrome score will be determined by converting each of these variables into Z-scores and determining the mean of these Z-scores. Secondary variables will include other serum lipids, including low density lipoproteins and total cholesterol.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAerobic exercise training
Walking, jogging, rowing, cycling to be done 5 times per week for 45 minutes per session (3 supervised sessions, 2 sessions at home) for 5 months
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTpulse based diet
Two pulse-based meals per day (lentils, beans, chickpeas, or peas) for 2 months, followed by 1-month washout and then a normal diet for 2 months (order of diets is randomized)
Sponsors
University of Saskatchewan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* men and women over the age of 50y
Exclusion criteria
* allergies to beans, peas, lentils, chickpeas * currently taking medication for blood lipids * currently engaged in vigorous aerobic activity greater than 2 times per week
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Metabolic syndrome score | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total cholesterol | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Blood Pressure | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Plasma glucose | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Plasma insulin | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| High density lipoproteins | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Triacylglycerol | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Waist circumference | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Low density lipoproteins | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Lean body mass | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Fat mass | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Whole body bone mineral | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Hip bone mineral | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Lumbar spine bone mineral | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Aerobic fitness - modified Canadian Test of Fitness | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| Strength | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
| C-reactive protein | baseline, 2 months, 3 months, 5 months |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed