Fatty Acid Quality and Overweight (FO-study)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Weight Reduction and Insulin Sensitivity
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: fatty acid quality and overweight

• Registration Number: NCT01034436
• Lead Sponsor: Oslo Metropolitan University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to study the health effects of fatty acid quality in healthy, overweight individuals.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-02
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2009-12-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-12-16
• Study First Posted: 2009-12-17
• Status Verified: 2015-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 2015-06-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

• no use of medication, healthy, 27<BMI<40

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnant and lactating women, chronic diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Low intake of ALA and triacylglycerols	fatty acid quality and overweight	Sunflower oil
high intake of ALA and triacylglyceroles	fatty acid quality and overweight	Canola and linseed oils
high intake of ALA and diacylglycerols	fatty acid quality and overweight	Canola and linseed oils

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Will intake of fat as diacylglycerols give weight reduction in overweight individuals?	baseline (0 weeks), 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Will a high intake of ALA involve reduced levels of inflammatory markers?	baseline (0 weeks), 12 weeks
Will a high intake of ALA involve changes in insulin sensitivity?	baseline (0 weeks), 12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Akershus University College; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Lillestrom, Norway