Effect of Weight Loss Diet and Pumpkin Seed Flour Consumption on Obese Women

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: pumpkin seed flour; Dietary Supplement: Placebo (cassava flavored flour)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02086396

ACarvalho

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of weight loss diet combined with pumpkin seed flour consumption on diet improvement, weight loss, and glucose and cholesterol reduction in obese.

Enrollment: 139 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 59 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age from 20 to 59 years old.
• body mass index above 30 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• diabetic
• loss weight before the research
• consumption of vitamins or dietary supplement.
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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139 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

pumpkin seed flour

Experimental group

Description:

The pumpkin seed flour group received 20g/day of pumpkin seed flour during 12 weeks

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: pumpkin seed flour

Cassava flavored flour

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The placebo group (cassava flour flavored) received 20g/day of cassava flour flavored during 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo (cassava flavored flour)