Low Energy Dense, Weight Maintenance, Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Low Energy Density Diet and Weight Loss Maintenance

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01659450

Enrollment

Registered

2012-08-07

Start date

2011-01-31

Completion date

2011-11-30

Last updated

2012-08-08

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Conditions

Body Weight Decreased

Keywords

overweight, obesity, low energy dense

Brief summary

Investigators presumed that low energy density (LED) diet consumers will have lower risk of cardiovascular disease and are able to maintain their weight longer .

Detailed description

Previous studies introduced different dietary interventions for weight loss maintenance. Besides the debate on low fat or low carbohydrate diets, focusing on some food groups including fruits, vegetables and low fat dairies in the diet may be helpful for weight maintenance. However, energy intake is the key factor of weight maintenance. Energy intake will decrease by reducing energy density (ED) of a diet without producing short-term calorie restriction or feeling hunger. There are several studies which showed the beneficial effects of low energy density diets on weight reduction. However, few studies discuses regarding the effects of such diets on weight maintenance.

Interventions

OTHERlow energy dense

This group received a diet appropriate with their weight in the form of low energy density diet

OTHERcontrol

This group received a diet appropriate with their weight in the form of an usual diet regarding the energy density.

OTHERdiet

Calorie requirements of each subject were estimated based on resting energy expenditure (by the use of Harris-Benedict equation) and physical activity levels.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* who were on weight loss diet for the last one year and additionally, they did not want to lose more weight. * Non-pregnant, non-lactaries and non-smokers aged 40-70 years included in the present study

Exclusion criteria

* dietary poor compliance

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
better weight maintenance by LED	7 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
better CVD risks status by LED	7 months

Other

Measure	Time frame
better weight control	7 months

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026