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Does short term high fat, high calorie feeding impair blood flow to the muscles in healthy people?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cardiometabolic outcomes
Glucose tolerance
Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes
Cardiovascular - Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system
Registration Number
ACTRN12619000869178
Lead Sponsor
Deakin University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria

•Age 18-45 years
•BMI 18-24.9 Kg/m2.
•Normotensive (seated brachial blood pressure <140/90 mmHg).
•Have given signed informed consent to participate in the study.
•Have no known food allergies.
•Have been weight stable for past 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Update
• Not meeting the inclusion criteria outlined above
• Smoking status – regular smoker in the last 10 years and/or >10 years of smoking history
• History of severe liver disease, any vascular or cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes
• Pregnancy/lactation
• Family history of type 2 diabetes (i.e. a parent with type 2 diabetes).
• Person on a high fat diet (e.g. keto diet).
• Person on a high saturated fat diet (>18% energy from saturated fat).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Insulin response during a Mixed Meal Challenge. This involves participants consuming a drink similar to a protein shake and giving blood samples at 0, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 mins.[Day 0, Day 4 and Day 8 (primary time point)];Microvascular blood flow using ultrasound technique. This involves infusion of a safe and approved contrast agent and placing an ultrasound probe on area of interest (arm) and imaging.[Day 0, Day 4 and Day 8 (primary time point)]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Body fat percentage using a DEXA scan[Day 0, Day 4 and Day 8 (primary time point)]
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