Effect of Fish Oil on Markers of the Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Adolescent Boys
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Interventions
- Dietary Supplement: Dietary oils (fish, vegetable oil)
- Registration Number
- NCT00929552
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate if dietary fish oil has a beneficial effect on blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, blood lipid profile, body composition and metabolic rate in healthy, but slightly overweight, teenage boys.
We hypothesized that the n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oil might have greater effect during growth and development, as intervention trials studying the effect of fish oil on babies have shown greater effects than in adults.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 78
Inclusion Criteria
- Weight above the 90th percentile for height and age.
Exclusion Criteria
- Smoking, severe illnesses.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Vegetable oil (Mix of canola, palm and soy oil) Dietary oils (fish, vegetable oil) Daily dose = 6g vegetable oil baked into rye bread and wheat rolls. Participants were asked to consume two slices of rye bread and one wheat roll pr day. Fish oil Dietary oils (fish, vegetable oil) Daily dose = 6g fish oil baked into rye bread and wheat rolls. Participants were asked to consume two slices of rye bread and one wheat roll pr day. The fish oil was micro-incapsulated.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Markers of the metabolic syndrome. Blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, HDL-cholesterol and triacylglycerol. Intervention period = 16 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Body composition 16 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Human Nutrition
🇩🇰Frederiksberg, Denmark