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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Male • Age =18 and =35 years. • BMI =18.5 and =27.5 kg/m2 • Willing to give blood samples
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Blood donation during the study period • Currently smoking • Severe allergy to nuts or intolerance to gluten, as supplements are being produced in factory that may have used nuts or gluten previously • Consumption of >21 alcoholic beverages per week • Use of illicit drugs • Use of antibiotics in the past month • Medical condition that can interfere with the study outcome (i.e. cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, orthopedic disorders, renal disease, liver disease, diabetes mellitus, inflammatory disease, cognitive impairment, and thyroid or parathyroid disease) • Use of medications known to interfere with selected outcome measures (i.e. corticosteroids) • (Chronic) injuries of the locomotor system that can interfere with the intervention. • Current participation in another biomedical research study. • Trained individuals (i.e. performing sport activities for more than 6 hours per week).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood parameters of bone turnover: Procollagen type I N propeptide (P1NP), carboxy-terminal crosslinking telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX-I) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood parameters of bone metabolism: parathyroid hormone, testosterone, serum calcium, glycine, proline, hydroxyproline, lysine, leucine. | — |
Contacts
HAN University of Applied Sciences