Effect of calcium intake on body weight and body fat in overweight individuals

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Obesity; C18.654.726.500

• Registration Number: RBR-7q2n33
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Viçosa - UFV

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy overweight or obese women; calcium intake less than 800 mg/day; physical activity level of mild to moderate; aged between 19 and 40 years; non smokers; restriction and disinhibition level less than 14.

Exclusion Criteria

Use of calcium or vitamin D supplements or any medication that affects the metabolism of calcium; medications or herbs for weight reduction; adoption of diets for weight reduction; use of drugs for estrogen replacement; weight gain or loss more tran 3kg in the last three months; recent changes in physical activity level; aversion or intolerance to foods used in the study; consumption of alcohol higher than 2 servings a day; presence of eating disorders, endocrine pathology, renal disfunction, hepatic disease or malabsorption syndrome; caffeine intake more than 350mg/day; pregnance; lactance.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total body fat loss more than 3.7% evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, after 45 days of intervention.;Average body fat loss of 4.97 % evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, after 45 days of intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increased of at least 10% in the diet-induced energy expenditure, fat oxidation and total energy metabolism evaluated by indirect calorimetry; reduction of at least 5pg/dL of blood PTH measured by electrochemiluminescence method. ;Unexpected significant reduction of approximately 0.6mg/dL in uric acid blood levels by enzumatic colorimetric test in dairy and supplement groups compared to the control group. <br>Other expected secondary outcomes had no significant differences between groups.