Effects of Acute Dietary Changes on Estimates of Body Composition

Baylor University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight

Treatments: Other: Low-carbohydrate diet; Other: High-carbohydrate diet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02888405

805223-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study sought to investigate the effects of acute dietary changes on estimates of body composition. Specifically, the impact of an acute high-carbohydrate diet (9 g/kg body weight of carbohydrate) and an acute very low-carbohydrate diet (1 - 1.5 g/kg body weight of carbohydrate) were examined.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Generally healthy
• Recreationally active (>150 min/week of moderate or vigorous physical activity)
• Pre-menopausal with regularly occurring menstrual cycles over past 6 months (in females only)

Exclusion criteria

• Failure to meet inclusion criteria
• Commencement or cessation of taking the dietary supplement creatine within the past month
• Pregnant or may become pregnant during the study
• Known or suspected food allergy to any items used in study
• Presence of medical condition that could reasonably be negatively affected by participation

Trial design

48 participants in 2 patient groups

High-carbohydrate diet

Experimental group

Description:

Single day of 9 g/kg body weight consumption of carbohydrate. Isocaloric to very low-carbohydrate condition.

Treatment:

Other: High-carbohydrate diet

Very low-carbohydrate diet

Experimental group

Description:

Single day of 1 - 1.5 g/kg body weight consumption of carbohydrate. Isocaloric to high-carbohydrate condition.

Treatment:

Other: Low-carbohydrate diet