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Metabolic Effects of Plant-based Diet

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Insulin Resistance
Fatty Liver
Metabolic Syndrome
Healthy Lifestyle
Healthy Diet
Healthy Nutrition
Registration Number
NCT05351853
Lead Sponsor
Koç University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the metabolic effects of plant based diet on healthy young adults.

Detailed Description

An internet announcement will be made and 60 participants who meet the eligibility requirements will be randomly selected. After being informed about study, all participants (60 omnivores) giving written informed consent will be assigned to the vegan and vegetarian groups of the study according to their preferences, while 20 participants will continue to be omnivores as the control group. At week 0 and 24, blood samples, urine samples, proton density fat fraction MRI evaluations and body composition analyze will be completed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Being 18-40 years old,
  2. BMI is 18-30 kg/m2,
  3. Having no chronic diseases,
  4. Not smoking
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Having chronic disease,
  2. Being older than 40 years old or younger than 18 years old,
  3. Smoking,
  4. Alcoholism or drinking more than 140 gr/week of alcohol,

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline Liver Steatosis at 6 monthsAt week 24 liver steatosis change will be compared between the groups.

Liver steatosis change will be compared between groups at the end of the study.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline Insulin Resistance at 6 monthsAt week 24 insulin resistance change will be compared between the groups.

Insulin resistance change will be compared between groups at the end of the study.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Koc University Medical Faculty

🇹🇷

Istanbul, Turkey

Koc University Medical Faculty
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey

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