Brazil Nut Consumed on the Metabolic Profile, Oxidative Stress and Nutritive Microcirculatory Patterns

The Effect of Brazil Nut Consumed on the Metabolic Profile, Oxidative Stress and Skin Microcirculatory Patterns in Obese Female Adolescents

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00937599

Enrollment

Registered

2009-07-13

Start date

2008-01-31

Completion date

2009-01-31

Last updated

2009-07-14

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Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

obese, brazil nuts, oxidative stress, microcirculatory, metabolic profile

Brief summary

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile, state redox and endothelial function in obese adolescents.

Detailed description

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile (lipid profile, glucose, insulin), state redox (about glutathione peroxidase, isoprostane and LDL-ox) and endothelial function (by videocapillaroscopy) in obese adolescents (12-18 years).

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTBrazil Nut

During 16 weeks the adolescents consumed 3-5 nuts/day

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

12 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

pubertal girls obese (BMI \> 30 kg/m) -

Exclusion criteria

Consumption of nuts Loss weight before the research chronic disease (hypertension) \-

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 29, 2026