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Nutritional Transitions to More Plant Proteins and Less Animal Proteins: Understanding the Induced Metabolic Reorientations and Searching for Their Biomarkers (ProVegOmics)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hypertriglyceridemia
Fasting Blood Sugar Above Normal
Lower Than Standard HDL-cholesterol Level
Slightly Elevated Blood Pressure
Metabolic Syndrome
Interventions
Behavioral: Diets with either predominantly animal protein sources.
Behavioral: Diets with predominantly plant protein sources
Registration Number
NCT04236518
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Brief Summary

The dietary shift from animal to plant protein sources is one of the key aspects of the nutritional transition towards more sustainable food system and diets. However the metabolic implication of this shift in protein sources are still poorly understood.

This project aims to characterize and understand the metabolic orientations specifically induced by animal and vegetable dietary proteins, in order to better analyze the metabolic reorientations that would result from the expected increase in the share of plant proteins in different dietary contexts, especially those of the Western type, often associated with the development of metabolic deregulations (obesity and cardiometabolic risk).

Detailed Description

The main objectives of this project are:

* Characterize the metabolic adaptations induced by animal or plant protein diets and their repercussions in terms of physiology and health.

* Characterize the medium-term metabolomic signatures induced by this shift in dietary protein sources

* Validate, in a human population, biomarkers of dietary animal or plant proteins, previously identified in pre-clinical studies.

This clinical trial is open, monocentric, controlled, randomized, with a cross experimental design.

20 men or postmenopausal women will follow for 4 weeks a controlled diet with a protein fraction constituted mainly from animal or vegetal sources. After a 2-week washout period(+21D/-7D), they will follow another 4 week of controlled diet with predominantly animal or plant protein depending on 1st intervention period diet.

At the end of each intervention period, a post-prandial exploration will be conducted with the administration of a high-fat, high-sugar meal and subsequent blood and urine sampling.

The order in which participants will received the two diets will be randomized.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
53
Inclusion Criteria
  • BMI between 25 and 35 kh/m² (terminals included)
  • Waist circumference ≥ 94 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women
  • at the choice, one of the following criteria: Triglyceridemia > 1.49g/L, fasting blood glucose≥ 5.6 mmol/L , a HDL cholesterol <1.03mmol/L for men or <1.29 mmol/L for women , systolic blood pressure≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic≥ 85 mmHg .
Exclusion Criteria
  • Systolic blood pressure > 150mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 90mmHg
  • pathology and medical treatment
  • diabetes
  • Smoking > 4 cigarettes /day
  • Alcohol consumption > 2 glasses/day
  • Antibiotics taken during the last 3 months before the clinical trial
  • Specific diets

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hypertriglyceridimic/blood sugar/HDLcholesterol/blood pressure waist phenotype/animal protein sourceDiets with either predominantly animal protein sources.20 men or postmenopausal women between 25 and 55 years old with a high waist circumference and at the choice, one of the following criteria high triglyceridemia, blood sugar above standards,a lower than standard HDL-cholesterol level,slightly elevated blood pressure receiving diets with predominantly animal protein sources
Hypertriglyceridimic/blood sugar/HDLcholesterol/blood pressure waist phenotype/plant protein sourceDiets with predominantly plant protein sources20 men or postmenopausal women between 25 and 55 years old with a high waist circumference and at the choice, one of the following criteria high triglyceridemia, blood sugar above standards,a lower than standard HDL-cholesterol level,slightly elevated blood pressure receiving diets with predominantly plant protein sources
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
changes of blood metabolomicsday 71

the plasma metabolome will be determined by Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
changes in blood IL-10day 71

The IL-10 concentrations will be determined in the blood samples taken

Changes of urine metabolomicsday 71

the urine metabolome will be determined by Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry

Changes in blood glucoseday 71

The glucose concentrations will be determined by the blood samples taken by ELISA

Changes in blood insulinday 71

The insulin concentrations will be determined in the blood samples and measured by ELISA

Changes in blood cholesterolday 71

The cholesterol concentrations will be determined in the blood samples taken

Changes in blood triglyceridesday 71

The triglycerides concentrations will be determined in the blood samples taken

changes in blood IL-6day 71

The IL-6 concentrations will be determined in the blood samples taken

measure of protein synthesis by isotopic labellingDay 71

measurement of protein synthesis using deuterium labelling water

Measure of lipogenesis de novo by isotopic labellingDay 71

measurement of lipogenesis using deuterium labelling water

Changes in vascular functionDay 70

will be determined by measuring minimal and maximal diameter of brachial artery in mm and the percentage of dilatation using the Flow-Mediated Dilatation GE echographer

changes in blood CRPDay 71

The CRP concentrations will be determined in the blood samples taken

Changes in microcirculationDay 70

will be determined measuring resting state and maximal flow by Flow Laser Doppler Periflux 5000

Changes in mRNA (transcriptomics) derived from Peripheral Blood Monocellular Cells (PBMC)Day 71

will be measured by qPCR

Changes in body compositionDay 70

will be determined using bioelectric impendence analysis, Quad Scan.

Changes of the microbiota (stool samples)day 71

will be determined by the identification of bacterial biodiversity by a genetic sequencing analysis of bacterial DNA

Food statement at inclusionday 0

using 3 days food log before day 0

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

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