Can Fish Oil and Phytochemical Supplements Mimic Anti-Aging Effects of Calorie Restriction?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers
- Interventions
- Dietary Supplement: Supplement
- Registration Number
- NCT01752868
- Lead Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if a combination of 10 nutritional supplements provide health benefits that are consistent with protection against age-related disease. All supplements have been shown in previous studies to have health benefits when administered alone. The hypothesis is that 6 months of taking 10 nutritional supplements each day will provide beneficial changes in healthy related measures.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Inclusion Criteria
- age 40-60 yr
- body mass index of 21 - 30 kg/m2
- sedentary to moderately active
- eating a typical US diet
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Exclusion Criteria
- history of any chronic disease other than mild osteoarthritis
- use of medications other than occasional use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antihistamines, antacids or laxatives
- use of nutritional supplements
- smoking
- alcohol intake greater than two drinks per day for women and three drinks per day for men
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description supplement Supplement -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity Baseline and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Washington University Medical Center
🇺🇸St. Louis, Missouri, United States