Effect of Milk and Cheese on Fecal Fat Excretion and Blood Lipid (MOFF)

University of Copenhagen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: Dietary intervention (high cheese content); Other: Dietary intervention (without dairy products); Other: Dietary intervention (high milk content)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01317251

B281

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim is to study the effect of milk versus cheese on fecal fat excretion and blood lipids. To do this, a randomized crossover intervention study with 3 14-day periods (control diet, milk diet, cheese diet) will be conducted in 16 young males. Fasting blood samples will be collected before and after each period, and fecal samples will be collected for the last 5 days in each period.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy males
• BMI 20-28 mg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• Smoking
• Medicine use
• Dietary supplements
• Lactose intolerance, milk allergy
• Dislike of dairy products
• Excessive physical activity (> 10h/wk)
• Known chronic illnesses

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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15 participants in 3 patient groups

Control diet

Experimental group

Description:

Diet without dairy products

Treatment:

Other: Dietary intervention (without dairy products)

Milk diet

Experimental group

Description:

Diet with a high content of milk

Treatment:

Other: Dietary intervention (high milk content)

Cheese diet

Experimental group

Description:

Diet with a high content of cheese

Treatment:

Other: Dietary intervention (high cheese content)