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Effect of Weight Loss Diet and Pumpkin Seed Flour Consumption on Obese Women

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: pumpkin seed flour
Dietary Supplement: Placebo (cassava flavored flour)
Registration Number
NCT02086396
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Brief Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of weight loss diet combined with pumpkin seed flour consumption on diet improvement, weight loss, and glucose and cholesterol reduction in obese.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
139
Inclusion Criteria
  • age from 20 to 59 years old.
  • body mass index above 30 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
  • diabetic
  • loss weight before the research
  • consumption of vitamins or dietary supplement.
  • pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
pumpkin seed flourpumpkin seed flourThe pumpkin seed flour group received 20g/day of pumpkin seed flour during 12 weeks
Cassava flavored flourPlacebo (cassava flavored flour)The placebo group (cassava flour flavored) received 20g/day of cassava flour flavored during 12 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anthropometric measuresChange from Baseline at 12 weeks

body weight (kg), body mass index (kg/m2), waist circumference (cm), neck circumference

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood lipidsChange from baseline at 12 weeks

total Cholesterol (mg/dl), LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl), HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) and triglycerides (mg/dl)

Blood glucoseChange from baseline at 12 weeks

glucose (mg/dL)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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