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Metabolic availability of L-lysine from milk powder using indicator amino acid oxidation technique

Conditions
Digestion
Registration Number
NL-OMON20970
Lead Sponsor
FrieslandCampina
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
19
Inclusion Criteria

Adults:
Apparently healthy adult male volunteers
Normal Hb > 13g/l
Age: 20-40 years
Normal BMI between 18.5 to 25 kg/m2
Physical activity level <1.5 assess nu validated questionnaire
Subject to agree to avoid smoking and alcohol consumption for the entire study duration
Subject willing to participate and adhere to the study protocol for 7 consecutive weeks

Children:
Children 6-10 years of age, both sexes
Apparently healthy
BAZ between -2SD and 1 SD
Children and parents willing to participate and adhere to adaptation diets for 5 consecutive weeks

Exclusion Criteria

Adults:
History of smoking or taking other leisure drugs in past 3 months and/or study duration
Consumption of alcohol in the previous 24 hr and/or in study duration
History of antibiotics in last month
On iron, protein, multivitamin, and/ or any other supplementation therapy in past 3 months
Unstable weight over last 3 months
Use of medications known to affect intestinal functions and protein metabolism
Participation in any nutritional intervention study in last 3 months
History of food allergy
History of acute illness. gastointestinal, respiratory tract symptoms of fever in the past 1 week
diagnosed with any acute or chronic medical conditions

Children:
Any acute or chronic illnesses
Menarche
Weight loss in last 1 month
Worm infestation as assessed by stool test
History of antibiotics in last month
On iron, protein, multivitamin, and/ or any other supplementation therapy in past 3 months
Use of medications known to affect intestinal functions and protein metabolism
History of food allergy

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adults: true metabolic availability of L-lysine in two milk powders compared with a reference crystalline amino acid mixture<br>Children: relative metabolic availability of L-lysine in two milk powders
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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