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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN71368072
ISRCTN71368072
Completed
Not Applicable

Increasing fruit and vegetable intake of healthy volunteers with habitual low intakes by dietary intervention: impact on nutritional, VAScular and COLOnic biomarkers and attitudes to dietary change

niversity of Aberdeen0 sites40 target enrollmentAugust 19, 2015

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
ow fruit and vegetable consumption is linked with an increased risk of all cause mortality and death from several conditions including vascular disease and cancer.
Sponsor
niversity of Aberdeen
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 19, 2015
End Date
March 31, 2016
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Aberdeen

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Habitually consume less than 2 portions of fruits and vegetables per day
  • 2\. Healthy
  • 3\. Aged between 38 and 60 years
  • 4\. Body mass index between 18 and 39
  • 5\. Non\-smoker
  • 6\. Resident of North East Scotland

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Regularly consume \> 3 portions of fruit \& vegetables per day
  • 3\. Have a chronic medical condition e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, gall bladder disorder, diabetes, heart disease, cancer
  • 4\. Have a known allergy to any fruit or vegetables
  • 5\. Have given a large blood donation in the last three months
  • 6\. Taking any of the following medication:
  • 6\.1\. Drugs to lower high cholesterol levels (HMG CoA reductase inhibitors)
  • 6\.2\. Drugs to lower high blood pressure (calcium channel antagonists)
  • 6\.3\. Non\-sedating antihistamine
  • 6\.4\. Drugs used in immuno\-suppression therapy following transplantation
  • 6\.5\. Drugs used in AIDS therapy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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