A High Protein Diet and Weight Maintenance

University of Melbourne

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: VLED followed by a high protein or high carbohydrate diet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00625235

HREC 2003.046

Details and patient eligibility

About

An investigation into long term weight maintenance using a high protein or high carbohydrate diet, after a large and rapid weight loss.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy men and women with a BMI >27kg/m2 with co-morbities or BMI >30kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• people with Type II diabetes or other endocrine disorders, women who were pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant

Trial design

180 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Other group

Description:

High Carbohydrate diet

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: VLED followed by a high protein or high carbohydrate diet

2

Other group

Description:

High Protein diet

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: VLED followed by a high protein or high carbohydrate diet