Brazil Nut Consumption in Microvascular Endothelial Function, Oxidative Stress and Metabolic Abnormalities

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Status: Completed

Conditions: Oxidative Stress; Dyslipidemia

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Placebo (cassava flavored flour); Dietary Supplement: Brazil nut flour

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01990391

0008.0.197.185-11

U1111-1132-2061 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose this research is to check the effect of Brazil Nuts consumption in oxidative stress, metabolic abnormalities and microvascular endothelial function dyslipidemic and hypertensive patients.

Enrollment: 125 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adults > 20 years old
• Dyslipidemic
• Hypertensive

Exclusion criteria

• Allergy to nuts
• Consumption of nuts or vitamins/minerals supplement
• Loss weight before the research
• pregnancy
• Kidney chronic disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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125 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Cassava flavored flour

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The placebo group (cassava flour flavored) received 9g/day of cassava flour flavored during three months (12 weeks)

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Brazil nut flour

Brazil nut flour

Experimental group

Description:

The Brazil nut group received 13g/day of Brazil nut flour during three months (12 weeks)

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo (cassava flavored flour)