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A Study to Assess the Effect of Diets With Different Protein Composition - Mainly Coming From Lean Red Meat - in Body Weight and Lipid Profile in Overweight and Obese Women

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Weight Loss
Overweight
Lipids
Diet, Reducing
Interventions
Behavioral: Weight loss interventional study with 27% protein-diet
Behavioral: Weight loss interventional study with 20% protein-diet
Behavioral: Weight loss interventional study with 35% protein-diet
Registration Number
NCT02160496
Lead Sponsor
Instituto Aragones de Ciencias de la Salud
Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to assess the effect of diets with different protein composition (20%, 27% and 35%), mainly coming from animal proteins such as lean red meat, on body weight and lipid profile in overweight and obese women. A dietary intervention is carried out during 3 months in 90 women who are individually randomized to an hypocaloric diet with three types of macronutrient composition: 1) 35% proteins, 30% fat and 35% carbohydrates; 2) 27% proteins, 30% fat and 43% carbohydrates and 3) 20% proteins, 30% fat and 50% carbohydrates. Around 50% of total proteins in diet come from lean red meat (leg or shoulder of lamb) by providing up to 15 different recipes to participants to use them as part of the diet. At the beginning of the study, after 6 weeks and at the end of the intervention, the following parameters are determined: anthropometric (weight, waist circumference, body mass index and body composition), blood pressure, dietary (72-hours dietary registry) and exercise assessments and biochemical analysis (total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein A1, apolipoprotein B, iron, transferrin, ferritin, uric acid, glucose, HbA1c, insulin and adipokines). In 3-months visit, participants will be advised to follow the prescribed diets during the next 3 months. Monitoring visits with the nutritionist will not be performed. A follow-up visit will be done after 3-months of end of intervention (at 6-months after beginning the study) to assess the long-time efficacy on main endpoint of each diet. In this visit only anthropometric parameters (weight, waist circumference, body mass index and body composition) will be determined.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age: 18-80 years old.
  • Body mass index between 27.5 - 40.
  • Steady weight in last 3 months (±3 kg).
  • Informed consent provided.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Presence of uncontrolled endocrinological pathology (including hypothyroidism).
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus with bad metabolic control (HbA1c > 8%).
  • Lipid-lowering drugs in the last 3 months.
  • Intake of functional foods with plant sterols in the past 6 weeks.
  • Vitamin supplements intake.
  • Hormone replacement therapy.
  • Consumption of Orlistat in the last 2 months
  • High intake of alcohol (> 30 gr./day).
  • Any serious disease which involves less than 1 year life expectancy or, in investigators judgment, limit the follow-up of an homogeneous diet throughout the study.
  • Pregnancy or intention of pregnancy during the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
27% protein hypocaloric dietWeight loss interventional study with 27% protein-dietParticipants were advised with a hypocaloric diet with the following composition: 27% protein, 30% fat and 43% carbohydrates. A wide variety of healthy foods typically coming from a mediterranean diet and specific exercise recommendations are provided to the subjects.
20% protein hypocaloric dietWeight loss interventional study with 20% protein-dietParticipants were advised with a hypocaloric diet with the following composition: 20% protein, 30% fat and 50% carbohydrates. A wide variety of healthy foods typically coming from a mediterranean diet and specific exercise recommendations are provided to the subjects.
35% protein hypocaloric dietWeight loss interventional study with 35% protein-dietParticipants were advised with a hypocaloric diet with the following composition: 35% protein, 30% fat and 35% carbohydrates. A wide variety of healthy foods typically coming from a mediterranean diet and specific exercise recommendations are provided to the subjects.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in body weight and lipid profile of diets with different protein composition in overweight and obese women..After 3 months of intervention

The main outcome is to study the effect of diets with different protein composition (20%, 27% and 35%), mainly coming from lean red meat, on body weight and lipid profile in overweight and obese women.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in body composition (by including waist circumference, fat mass and muscle mass) of diets with different protein composition in overweight and obese women.After 3 months of intervention.
Change in carbohydrates metabolism of diets with different protein composition in overweight and obese women.After 3 months of intervention.
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