The effect of low carbohydrate diet on food addiction and gut microflora

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: E66.0; Condition 1: obesity. Condition 2: food addiction. Condition 3: gut microbiota.; Obesity due to excess calories

• Registration Number: IRCT20180805040703N2
• Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 30 May 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

Adolescents 12-19 years old
Obese, body mass index higher than 2 standard deviations from the average standard set for age and sex by the World Health Organization for children or adolescents between 5-19 years
Has at least 3 signs of food addiction questionnaire symptoms and significant clinical disorder or discomfort
Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Taking antibiotics for more than 3 days during the previous 3 months
Taking medications or supplements such as probiotics or prebiotics that alter the gastrointestinal microbiota for more than 3 days in the past 1 month
Participate in other weight loss programs in the previous 3 months and
Suffering from any type of metabolic, renal, cardiovascular, thyroid, liver and gastrointestinal diseases
Secondary obesity such as Cushing's syndrome, hypothyroidism, hypogonadal or pituitary obesity
History of eating disorders
Current use of corticosteroids for more than 5 days a month
Use of medications to treat psychosis or manic-depressive illness such as lithium, carbamazepine, valproic acid
History of surgery in the last 3 months (history of obesity surgery)
History of weight fluctuations of more than 5 kg in the last 2 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight. Timepoint: At the beginning and end of the study (3 months after starting the diet). Method of measurement: Digital scales.;Body mass index. Timepoint: At the beginning and end of the study (3 months after starting the diet). Method of measurement: calculation.