Effects of Milk Derived From Mountain-pasture Grazing Cows on Risk Markers of the Metabolic Syndrome Compared to Conventional Danish Milk

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Type-2 Diabetes; Coronary Heart Disease

• Registration Number: NCT01343589
• Lead Sponsor: University of Copenhagen

Brief Summary

To investigate the effect of milk delivered from mountain-pasture grazing cows on risk markers of the metabolic syndrome and type-2 diabetes with the effect of conventional Danish milk. The study should reveal the importance of phytanic acid content for these effects.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-01
• Status Verified: 2010-06
• Primary Completion: 2010-06
• Study Completion: 2010-06
• Study First Submitted: 2011-04-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-04-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-04-27
• Study First Posted: 2011-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 2011-04-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

• sign written consent
• Age: 50-70
• BMI: 20-30
• increased risk of developing MS
• refrain from dietary supplements and blood donations prior to, and during the study

Exclusion Criteria

• poor compliance
• if they suffering from any chronic or long lasting illness
• abuse of alcohol or medicine

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HDL cholesterol	before and after the intervention (12 weeks)
LDL cholesterol	before and after the intervention (12 weeks)
fatty acid composition in plasma	before and after the intervention (12 weeks)
Triacylglycerol	before and after the intervention (12 weeks)
Oral glucose tolerance test	before and after the intervention (12 weeks)
C-reactive protein	before and after the intervention (12 weeks)
Total cholesterol	before and after the intervention (12 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
phytanic acid	before and after the intervention (12 weeks)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Human Nutrition; 🇩🇰 Frederiksberg, Denmark