Diet Modification
Conditions
Brief summary
Comparison between two groups, experimental and control. Experimental will undergo lectures on a diet to increase fiber consumption. Blood tests and anthropometric measures will be done before and after the 3-months long program. Comparisons will be made pre and post and with groups.
Detailed description
The Full Plate Diet Clinical Trial is a study that will verify if the three months course is sufficient to change diet behavior of the participants. Forty participants will be recruited and then randomly assigned to one of two groups (20 in each group): The Experimental group will attend one weekly session with instructions on how to increase fiber intake; Control group will not have the intervention. The goal of the study is to see if the Full Plate Diet program will improve blood measures of metabolic diseases and weight.
Interventions
OTHERFull Plate Diet
12 weekly sessions on how to incorporate more fiber in the diet.
Sponsors
Ardmore Institute of Health
Loma Linda University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Randomized Control Trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Any gender and age between 21-65 years
Exclusion criteria
* BMI between 25 to 35, * no debilitating disease, * no previous participation in the FPD program, * no allergies to beans
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | 3 months | weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Body Fat | 3 months | Body Fat % measured by InBody 520 BIA machine |
| Lipids | 3 months | Measure of Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, and Triglycerides |
| HbA1C | 3 months | Glycated Hemoglobin |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed