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Postprandial effects of a low vs. a high glycemic index food product on metabolic risk markers in lean and obese me

Completed
Conditions
fatty degeneration
obesity
10018424
Registration Number
NL-OMON31524
Lead Sponsor
niversiteit Maastricht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

Lean (BMI 20-25kg/m²) as well as obese (BMI 30-35 kg/m²) non-smoking men, aged 18-65. Because smoking might influence inflammatory parameters we will use non-smokers.

Exclusion Criteria

- unstable body weight (weight gain or loss >3 kg in the past 3 months)
- Quetelet-index (BMI) < 20 kg/m2 or > 25 kg/m2 or < 30 kg/m2 or > 35 kg/m2
- diabetes mellitus and anti-diabetic medication (e.g. PPARγ agonists)
- severe medical conditions that might interfere with the study such as hypertension, epilepsy, astma, COPD, inflammatory bowel diseases and rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune disorders, allergies
- use of medication or a diet known to affect serum lipid levels
- history of coronary heart disease
- abuse of drugs and/or alcohol
- smoking
- women
- use of an investigational product within the previous 30 days
- not willing to give up being a blood donor from 4 weeks before the start of the study and during the study.
- impossible of difficult to venipuncture

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>IL-6</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Is there a difference between lean and obese subjects in metabolic risk markers<br /><br>after consuming a low- or high-GI food product?</p><br>
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