Effects of Grapefruit or Grapefruit Juice on Anthropometry, Dietary Intakes, Appetite, and Metabolic Profile in Overweight and Obese Young and Middle-Aged Adults (GJW)

Vanderbilt University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: diet (grapefruit or grapefruit juice)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00581074

060035

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial examines the effects of grapefruit or grapefruit juice on anthropometry, dietary intakes, appetite, and metabolic profile in overweight and obese young and middle-aged adults.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI 30-39.9

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or lactating
• On medications that are interfered with by consuming grapefruit juice

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

G

Active Comparator group

Description:

grapefruit

Treatment:

Behavioral: diet (grapefruit or grapefruit juice)

J

Active Comparator group

Description:

Juice

Treatment:

Behavioral: diet (grapefruit or grapefruit juice)

W

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

placebo

Treatment:

Behavioral: diet (grapefruit or grapefruit juice)