To know the importance of high fiber consumption on insulin resistance, body compositionand weight, among overweight or obese middle aged wome
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E00-E89- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/01/039074
- Lead Sponsor
- Suvarna Hebbar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Phase 1:
Women willing to give consent.
Middle-aged women of the age group 35-55 yrs.
Women with BMI = 23kg/m2 (Overweight- 23-24.9kg/ m2, Obese = 30 kg/m2)
Phase 2:
Abnormal HOMA-IR ( >2) indicating insulin resistance.
Willingness to follow high fiber diet as recommended if randomized to intervention arm.
Women with any disorder that will affect their nutritional status like tuberculosis, HIV, cancer, and organ failures.
Women with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Women with hypertension, thyroid disorders or other medical conditions and started on any medication that can affect body weight (including thyroxine, antithyroid medications, and diuretics) after enrolment in the study.
Pregnant or lactating women.
Women with contraindications for high fiber consumption, for example IBD.
Women already following a weight loss regime.
Women consuming fiber more than the recommended dietary allowance.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method An improvement in the insulin resistance, body composition and weight will be seen with a high fibre diet plan.Timepoint: 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To find out the effect of fiber intake on the biochemical parameters <br/ ><br>To assess the opinion of women on modified fiber intakeTimepoint: 6 months