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An Anti-inflammatory Diet Effect on Metabolic, Inflammatory and Immune Status of Obese Younger Adults

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Behavioral: Control energy-restricted diet
Behavioral: Anti-inflammatory energy-restricted diet
Registration Number
NCT03987776
Lead Sponsor
Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka
Brief Summary

Diet has a major role in the etiology of obesity, and there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that a variety of dietary factors can modulate obesity-induced chronic low-grade inflammation and thus the course of obesity-related chronic non-communicable diseases. The present intervention study aims to evaluate the effect of an anti-inflammatory diet on weight loss, body composition, cardiometabolic risk factors and immune system response among young adults of the obese younger adults.

Detailed Description

Obesity pandemic presents a major challenge to chronic disease prevention worldwide. A low-grade chronic inflammation is associated with obesity and related cardiometabolic disorders, such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and some type of cancers. Diet has a major role in the etiology of obesity, and there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that a variety of dietary factors can modulate obesity-induced chronic low-grade inflammation and thus the course of obesity-related chronic non-communicable diseases. The present intervention study aims to evaluate the effect of an anti-Inflammatory diet on weight loss, body composition, cardiometabolic risk factors and immune system response among younger adults. A nutritional intervention based on an energy-restricted anti-inflammatory diet will be compared with an isocaloric standard diet (55-60% carbohydrates, 25% fat, 15-20% protein). The inflammatory potential of the diet will be assessed with the Dietary Inflammatory Index®.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
220
Inclusion Criteria
  • adults age of 18 to 50 years
  • body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2
  • with or without obesity related complications
Exclusion Criteria
  • smoking
  • chronic hearth, renal and/or liver diseases,
  • active carcinoma or having carcinoma in last year
  • anti-inflammatory and/or immunosuppressive drugs intake
  • changing the existing medication therapy
  • persons older than 50 years
  • active infection and/or surgical procedure in last 3 months
  • nutritive allergy or intolerance to any anti-inflammatory diet constituent
  • pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control energy-resticted dietControl energy-restricted dietisocaloric to anti-inflammatory diet, energy restricted diet (55-60% carbohydrates, 25% fat, 15-20% protein) used in a standard obesity management
Anti-inflammatory dietAnti-inflammatory energy-restricted dietenergy-reduced diet with the use of low glycemic foods, wholegrain products, legumes, colorful vegetables and fruit, nuts, seeds, marine fish, olive oil, green/black tea, and multiple spices and herbs
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The changes in the body mass indexbaseline, follow up 6 months

body mass index (kg/m2) calculated from measured body weight (kg) and height (m)

The changes of fat massbaseline, follow up 6 months

fat mass (kg) measured with bioelectric impedance analyzer

The changes in the waist circumferencebaseline, follow up 6 months

waist circumference (cm) measured with measuring tape

The changes of visceral adipose tissuebaseline, follow up 6 months

visceral adipose tissue (l) measured with bioelectric impedance analyzer

The changes of skeletal muscle massbaseline, follow up 6 months

skeletal muscle mass (kg) measured with bioelectric impedance analyzer

The changes of fat-free massbaseline, follow up 6 months

fat-free mass (kg) measured with bioelectric impedance analyzer

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The changes in serum IL-beta, IL-6 and TNF-alpha concentrationsbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of serum IL-1 beta (pg/ml), IL-6 (pg/ml), TNF-alpha (pg/ml)

The changes in serum hs-C-reactive protein concentrationbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of serum hs-C-reactive protein (mg/l)

The changes of blood lymphocytes T and lymphocite subgroups countbaseline, follow up 6 months

count of blood lymphocytes T, lymphocyte subgroups (TCD3, TCD4, TCD8, BCD19, NKCs, Tregs (CD4+CD25+Foxp3+))

The changes in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentrationbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of TSH (mIU/l)

The changes in free thyroxine (fT4) concentrationbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of fT4 (pmol/l) and thyroid peroxidase antibodies concentration (IU/l)

The changes in thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAbs) concentrationbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of TPOAbs (IU/l)

The changes in free tri-iodothyronine (fT3) concentrationbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of fT3 (pmol/l)

The changes in serum lipid profilebaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of fasting triglycerides (mmol/l), HDL (mmol/l), LDL (mmol/l), total cholesterol (mmol/l)

The changes in serum liver transaminases concentrationbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of serum fasting liver transaminases (AST (U/l), ALT (U/l), GGT (U/l), ALP (U/l))

The changes in insulin concentrationbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of insulin (mU/l)

The changes of HOMA-indexbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of insulin (pmol/l) and glucose (mmol/l) for calculation of HOMA-index: HOMA - IR = (insulin (mU/l) x glucose (mmol/l)) / 22,5

The changes in fasting glucose concentrationbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of fasting glucose (mmol/l)

The changes in HbA1c concentrationbaseline, follow up 6 months

concentration of HbA1c (mmol/mol; %)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinical Hospital Rijeka

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Rijeka, Croatia

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