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Traditional Persian medicine based hot and cold foods and Metabolic Responses and Arterial Stiffness

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Men with Traditional Persian Medicine based hot and cold temperaments.
E88.9
Metabolic disorder, unspecified
Registration Number
IRCT20200417047105N1
Lead Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

a BMI of 18.5-25 kg/m2, body fat percent between 12-22%, waist circumference <90cm
aged 20-25 years
Men
Signing the Written informed consent
willing to undertake required fasting durations

Exclusion Criteria

Use of supplement for weight loss and weight gain
Professional athlete
who cannot consume test meals due to intolerances/dietary preferences (i.e. vegan, gluten, milk proteins)
change in body weight greater than 10% in 6 months past
Current smoking
use of medications that might affect study outcomes such as hypo and hyper thyroid and caffein
history of cardiovascular events (acute myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, pharmacological treatment for any of these conditions, neurological and/or neuropsychological disease or the consumption of toxic substances

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Respiratory quotient. Timepoint: during 4 hours after test meal(half hours after meal and thus every 2 hours until 4 hours). Method of measurement: Indirect calorimetry.;Resting energy expenditure. Timepoint: during 4 hours after test meal(half hours after meal and thus every 2 hours until 4 hours). Method of measurement: Indirect calorimetry.;Total energy expenditure. Timepoint: during 4 hours after test meal(half hours after meal and thus every 2 hours until 4 hours). Method of measurement: Indirect calorimetry.;Diet induced thermogenesis. Timepoint: during 4 hours after test meal(half hours after meal and thus every 2 hours until 4 hours). Method of measurement: Indirect calorimetry.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pulse wave analysis. Timepoint: during 4 hours after test meal(half hours after meal and thus every 2hours until 4 hours). Method of measurement: Tonometry.;Pulse wave velocity. Timepoint: during 4 hours after test meal(half hours after meal and thus every 2hours until 4 hours). Method of measurement: Tonometry.;Blood sugar. Timepoint: during 4 hours after test meal(half hours after meal and thus every 2hours until 4 hours). Method of measurement: blood sample.;Insulin. Timepoint: during 4 hours after test meal(half hours after meal and thus every 2hours until 4 hours). Method of measurement: blood sample.;Lipid profile. Timepoint: during 4 hours after test meal(half hours after meal and thus every 2hours until 4 hours). Method of measurement: blood sample.
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