Effects of açaí consumption on the health of individuals with excess weight and changes in blood fats.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Obesity; Oxidative Stress; Balanitis; Hypercholesterolemia; C18.654.726.500; G03.673; C12.294.494.136; C18.452.584.500.500.396

• Registration Number: RBR-72dvqv
• Lead Sponsor: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-10
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

overweight adults of both sexes, over 20 years of age, and who have dyslipidemia.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals with aversion or food allergy known to açaí; Pregnant and lactating women, since the caloric restriction is not part of the food planning in these physiological conditions; Self-reported alcoholism, as it is related to the increase in blood pressure and to alter the concentration of serum lipoproteins that are parameters in the diagnosis of dyslipidemia; Individuals on an energy restriction diet or using dietary supplements containing minerals or antioxidant vitamins, as part of the present study weight loss and antioxidant supplementation, therefore, this aspect may interfere in the results of this study; Individuals with autoimmune, infectious, cancer and AIDS diseases that may interfere with the results of the present study; Thyroid diseases untreated and destabilized, since the thyroid regulates body metabolism, so in case of disease it may interfere in the results of the present study; Chronic renal failure or hepatopathies, because they are diseases that compromise the whole inflammatory state and oxidative stress, besides needing nutritional care that the protocol stipulated in this project is not able to supply; Use corticosteroid substances, as it interferes with the metabolism of glucose, causing hyperglycemia and edema, which may interfere with the results of this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified