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The Effect of Whey Protein and Dietary Fibers on Risk Markers of the Metabolic Syndrome and Bone Health

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Abdominal Obesity
Cardiovascular Disease
Type 2 Diabetes
Metabolic Syndrome
Interventions
Other: Maltodextrin powder
Other: Whey protein powder
Other: Low fiber bread
Other: High fiber bread
Registration Number
NCT02931630
Lead Sponsor
Aarhus University Hospital
Brief Summary

The prevalence of overweight and lifestyle related diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing world wide. The metabolic syndrome (MeS) is a condition characterized by abdominal obesity, high blood lipids, high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar. MeS is associated with an increased risk of developing CVD and T2D. Dietary fibers and whey protein have independently shown beneficial effects on several of these risk factors in previous studies. Whey protein is furthermore seen to show positive effects on bone turnover.

The purpose of this trial is to investigate whether an increased intake of dietary fibers and whey protein (separately or combined) over a period of 12 weeks will affect the risk markers of MeS and bone turnover in abdominally obese subjects.

A total of 80 people with abdominal obesity will be included. The design is a randomized, double blinded, controlled dietary intervention trial. Subjects are assigned to one of four experimental groups. Each group are provided with test products containing either high or low whey protein and high or low dietary fibers to replace part of their regular diet. The subjects are instructed in how to incorporate the test products in their habitual diets in order to maintain weight stability.

The primary outcome is postprandial lipaemia (PPL) - an independent risk factor of developing CVD. PPL is estimated by performing a standardized high fat meal test during which postprandial level of triglycerides is measured. The authors hypothesize that a diet of high content of whey protein and high dietary fiber during 12 weeks will induce a reduction in PPL.

Detailed Description

Please refer to summary

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria
  • Waist circumference ≥ 80 cm (women)/94 cm (men)
  • Age ≥40 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Significant cardiovascular, renal or endocrine disease
  • History of diabetes
  • ≥ 3 kg of weight gain or loss within the last 3 months
  • Any change in medication within the last month
  • Treatment with steroids
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding or planned pregnancy
  • Psychiatric history
  • Alcohol or drug addiction
  • Dietary fiber supplement within the last month

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
HP/LFMaltodextrin powderWhey protein powder / Low fiber bread
HP/LFLow fiber breadWhey protein powder / Low fiber bread
LP/HFHigh fiber breadMaltodextrin powder / High fiber bread
LP/LFLow fiber breadMaltodextrin powder / Low fiber bread
HP/HFHigh fiber breadWhey protein powder / High fiber bread
LP/LFWhey protein powderMaltodextrin powder / Low fiber bread
HP/HFWhey protein powderWhey protein powder / High fiber bread
LP/HFMaltodextrin powderMaltodextrin powder / High fiber bread
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postprandial triglyceride responseMeal test: -15, 0, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and at 12 weeks.

Postprandial triglyceride response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Body Mass IndexChange from week 0 to week 12

kg/m2

24 hours blood pressure (BP)Performed at baseline and week 12

Arteriograph 24, TensioMed, Hungary

24 hours augmentation Index (AI)Performed at baseline and week 12

Arteriograph 24, TensioMed, Hungary

Glucose response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Glucose response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.

Insulin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Insulin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.

Glucagon response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Glukagon response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

GLP-1 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360

Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

GLP-2 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

GIP response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360

Ghrelin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Ghrelin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360

Peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, -10, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

PYY response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360

Adiponectin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Adiponectin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360)

Non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: -15, 0, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

NEFA response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360)

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

IL-6 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)

Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

MCP-1 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0 - 240 min)

RANTES (CCL5) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

CCL5 response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)

High-sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

hs-CRP response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)

Procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

P1NP response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)

C-telopeptide (CTX) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

CTX response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 90, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

PTH response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)

Osteoprotegrin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 90, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Osteoprotegrin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)

Osteocalcin response during high-fat meal testMeal test: 0, 15, 30, 90, 240 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Osteocalcin response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-240 min)

25-dihydroxy vitamin DChange from week 0 to week 12

Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12

PhosphateChange from week 0 to week 12

Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12

MagnesiumChange from week 0 to week 12

Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12

Total cholesterolChange from week 0 to week 12

Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12

Low density lipoprotein (LDL)Change from week 0 to week 12

Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12

High density lipoprotein (HDL)Change from week 0 to week 12

Fasting value measured at baseline and week 12

Glucose response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Glucose measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)

Insulin response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Insulin measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)

Glucagon response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Glucagon measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

GLP-1 measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)

Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

GLP-2 measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

GIP measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 120 min)

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

PTH measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)

C-telopeptide (CTX) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

CTX measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)

Procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

P1NP measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)

Osteoprotegrin response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Osteoprotegrin measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)

Osteocalcin response during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT: 0, 30, 90 min. Performed at baseline and week 12

Osteocalcin measured as incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from 0-90 min)

Waist and hip circumference.Change from week 0 to week 12

Waist and hip circumference in cm

Body weightChange from week 0 to week 12

Body weight in kg

Adipose tissue gene expressionChange from week 0 to week 12

Subcutaneous fat tissue biopsy performed at baseline and week 12 for the measurement of changes in genes related to lipid and glucose metabolism and insulin signalling.

Adipose tissue proliferation and differentiationChange from week 0 to week 12

Subcutaneous fat tissue biopsy performed at baseline and week 12 for measuring proliferation and differentiation processes of preadipocyte stem cells into mature adipocytes, and to test the effect of diets on expanding the capacity of the subcutaneous adipose tissue to store fat.

Urinary calciumChange from week 0 to week 12

Urinary calcium excretion measured in 24-hour urine samples collected at baseline and week 12

Urinary nitrogenChange from week 0 to week 12

Urinary nitrogen excretion measured in 24-hour urine samples collected at baseline and week 12

Metabolomics, plasmaOGTT: -15, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Performed at baseline and week 12.

Non-targeted metabolomics analysis using Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry

Metabolomics, urine24-hour urine collection performed at baseline and week 12.

Non-targeted metabolomics analysis using Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry

Metabolomics, faecesCollected at baseline and week 12.

Non-targeted metabolomics analysis using Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry

Insulin sensitivity during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)OGTT performed at baseline and week 12 (blood sampling at -15, -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min)

Homeostasis model assessment - insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and Matsuda Index calculated based on blood glucose and insulin measurements during OGTT

Appetite assessment during high-fat meal testMeal test: Questionnaire at -10, 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300, 360 min. Performed at baseline and week 12.

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) electronic questionnaire

MicrobiotaFaecal samples collected at baseline and week 12.

Non-targeted microbiome and metabolome analyses using high-throughput DNA sequencing on Illumina Miseq and Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) metabolomics,

Respiratory Exchange RatioMeal test: -30 and 140 min. Performed at baseline and week 12.

Measured twice during each meal test by indirect calorimetry (hood)

Body compositionPerformed at baseline and week 12

Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan: Total body fat percentage, lean mass percentage, gynoid and android fat percentage

Postprandial apolipoprotein B48 responseMeal test: -15, 0, 60, 240, 360 min. Performed at baseline and at 12 weeks.

Postprandial apolipoprotein response measured as fasting value and incremental Area Under the Curve (iAUC from -15 - 360 min) following a high-fat meal.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aarhus University Hospital, Dep. of clinical nutrition research

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Aarhus, Denmark

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