Hallelujah Acres Omega 3 Fat Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 13
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Omega 3 Score
研究概览
简要总结
This research is being done to study the effect of taking flax seed oil and fish oil on blood lipids in vegetarians following the Hallelujah Diet. Omega 3 fats are important to our health and we want to see how effective both flax seed oil and fish oil are in raising your Omega 3 Score (higher is better). The Omega 3 Score is one of many indicators that may show your personal risk of dying suddenly from a heart attack.
详细描述
This study is being conducted to compare the response of individuals to flax seed oil or fish oil, measured by blood lipids. Especially the amount of the long chain omega 3 polyunsaturated fats EPA and DHA will be tested. An omega 3 score for whole blood will be measured. The omega 3 score is the percent sum of omega 3 fats in the blood.
The hypothesis is that 5 grams of fish oil will increase the amount of EPA and DHA in a person's blood to a protective level, and that 30 grams (2 tablespoons) of flax oil will not change the blood levels of EPA significantly and not change the blood concentrations of DHA at all, even for a person consuming a low omega 6 oil diet and following a vegan diet high in fruits and vegetables.
Most of the testing of flax and fish oil has not been done in vegans. This trial will extend this testing to this subpopulation.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
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入选标准
- •Must have followed the Hallelujah Diet (or very similar diet) for at least the last two years,
- •Must have stable body weight (not gained or lost more than 5 pounds of weight over the last three months)
排除标准
- •Pregnancy (all pregnant women should take fish oil, not flax seed oil)
- •Currently using fish oil, or flax seed oil,EPA, DHA, or flax seed oil with added DHA
- •Eating more than 2 teaspoons of flax seed per day
- •Diabetes (fish oil may affect blood sugar levels)
- •Generally poor health
结局指标
主要结局
Omega 3 Score
时间窗: 8 weeks of supplementation before testing
A finger prick blood sample is analyzed for fatty acids, including the amount of omega 3 fats in the blood. The Omega 3 Score is the amount of EPA and DHA in whole blood as a percent of fat.
次要结局
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