Effects of Flaxseed Flour in Appetite Sensations, Lipid Profile and Pressure Levels Among Overweighed and Obese Women

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obese; Overweight; Adult Women

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Defatted flaxseed flour; Dietary Supplement: Golden flaxseed flour; Dietary Supplement: Whole brown flaxseed flour

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01549626

w831102m

Details and patient eligibility

About

Inclusion of foods rich in fiber, such as flaxseed, is a nutritional strategy for treating obesity. The hypothesis of this study is to compare the effects of three types of flaxseed flour - whole brown flaxseed flour, brown defatted flaxseed flour and golden flaxseed flour in the sensations of appetite and satiety, lipid profile, pressure levels and associated costs in overweight and obese women.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult women

Exclusion criteria

• women diabetic
• menopausal
• smokers
• pregnant
• using anorectic and satiogenic drugs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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54 participants in 3 patient groups

defatted flaxseed flour

Active Comparator group

Description:

30 grams per day of defatted flaxseed flour

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Whole brown flaxseed flour

Dietary Supplement: Golden flaxseed flour

golden flaxseed flour

Active Comparator group

Description:

30 grams per day of golden flaxseed flour

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Whole brown flaxseed flour

Dietary Supplement: Defatted flaxseed flour

whole brown flaxseed flour

Active Comparator group

Description:

30 grams per day of whole brown flaxseed flour

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Golden flaxseed flour

Dietary Supplement: Defatted flaxseed flour