Fatty Acid Quality and Overweight (FO-study)

Oslo Metropolitan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Reduction and Insulin Sensitivity

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: fatty acid quality and overweight

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01034436

6.2008.1368

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to study the health effects of fatty acid quality in healthy, overweight individuals.

Enrollment: 41 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• no use of medication, healthy, 27<BMI<40

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant and lactating women, chronic diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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41 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Low intake of ALA and triacylglycerols

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Sunflower oil

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: fatty acid quality and overweight

high intake of ALA and triacylglyceroles

Experimental group

Description:

Canola and linseed oils

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: fatty acid quality and overweight

high intake of ALA and diacylglycerols

Experimental group

Description:

Canola and linseed oils

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: fatty acid quality and overweight