The effects of consuming melted cheese and grass-fed cheese on markers of metabolic health
- Conditions
- Blood lipidsNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11913510
- Lead Sponsor
- Food for Health Ireland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 320
Current participant inclusion criteria as of 18/05/2022:
1. Healthy, not taking medication for cholesterol, blood pressure or digestion
2. Not following a prescribed diet for any reason (weight loss, cholesterol etc)
3. Free from dairy intolerance/allergy and consume an omnivorous diet
4. Male or female, aged =50 years
5. BMI >25 kg/m²
Previous participant inclusion criteria:
1. Healthy, not taking medication for cholesterol, blood pressure or digestion
2. Not following a prescribed diet for any reason (weight loss, cholesterol etc)
3. Free from dairy intolerance/allergy and consume an omnivorous diet
4. Male or female, aged between 50– 69 years
5. BMI >25 kg/m²
Current participant exclusion criteria as of 18/05/2022:
1. Taking medication for cholesterol, blood pressure, or digestion
2. Following a prescribed diet for any reason (weight loss, cholesterol, etc)
3. Dairy intolerance/allergy and consuming an omnivorous diet
4. Male or female, aged <50 years
5. BMI <25 kg/m²
Previous participant exclusion criteria:
Immunocompromised and aged >70 years to be excluded as a COVID-19 precaution
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood lipids measured with the HORIBA Pentra C400 from fasted blood samples collected at baseline and after the 6-week intervention period
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood glucose and inflammatory markers measured with the HORIBA Pentra C400 from fasted blood samples collected at baseline and after the 6-week intervention period