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Impact of Vaccenic Acid Consumption on the Metabolism of Saturated Fatty Acids: Relationship With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cardiovascular Disease
Registration Number
NCT00685581
Lead Sponsor
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Brief Summary

The investigators' project has for principal objective to evaluate the impact of three specific ruminant milk fats with a Trans Fatty Acid content ranging from 2.9% to 12.2% obtained by modification of the cow's diet on cardiovascular risk factors in healthy subjects.

Detailed Description

111 healthy, normolipemic men and women (18y to 50y) have been recruited for a monocentric, randomised, double-blind, controlled 4-week study. All the volunteers consumed 3 experimental products (butter, dessert cream and cakes) made with one of the 3 specific milk fats up to 55 g fat/day.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
107
Inclusion Criteria
  • HDL cholesterol, g/L > 0.4
  • Triacylglycerol g/L <1.50
  • LDL Cholesterol g/L <1.60
  • Waist size < 94 cm (men) or 80 cm (women)
  • Affiliated to National Health Insurance
  • Normal blood pressure (diastolic <90 mm Hg, systolic <140 mm Hg)
  • For women: effective contraception
  • Subject giving his/her written informed consent
  • Subject willing to comply with the study procedures
Exclusion Criteria
  • Reported food allergies
  • Currently participating or having participated in another clinical trial during the last 4 weeks prior to the beginning of this study
  • Hepatic or renal impairments
  • Positive serologies to HIV or HCV,
  • Blood donation done less than 2 months before the start of the study
  • Chronic pathologies
  • Refusal to be registered on the National Volunteers Data file
  • Being in exclusion on the National Volunteers Data file

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HDL-cholesterol
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
total cholesterol
LDL-cholesterol
triglycerides
apolipoprotein

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine (CRNH), UEN, Laboratoire de Nutrition Humaine

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine (CRNH), UEN, Laboratoire de Nutrition Humaine
🇫🇷Clermont-Ferrand, France

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