Health benefits of fresh pork in overweight but healthy individuals.
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Healthy but overweight volunteers are being studied. The intervention may improve body composition (reducing body fat).Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000190303
- Lead Sponsor
- Prof Peter Howe (Chief Investigator)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
BMI greater than or equal to 25 but otherwise healthy; able to eat pork for 6 months; aged 18-65; eat less than 1 serve of pork per week.
Exclusion Criteria
Weight >136kg (DEXA limited); diagnosed diabetes or cardiovascular disease; taking fish oil (>1g/d); females who are pregnant or possibly pregnant (DEXA); smokers.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage body fat using dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)[0 months, 3 months, 6 months]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Body weight[0 months, 3 months, 6 months]