FFA Metabolism in Different Types of Human Obesity

Mayo Clinic

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Obesity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00068900

FFAMET - dk40484 (withdrawn)

Details and patient eligibility

About

We will give intravenous fat molecules to help us understand how the fat that is released from peoples fat cells is used. This will be done when people are eating, not eating and walking.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: BMI 28-36 -upper body obesity and lower body obesity non-obese BMI 19-24. Females premenopausal. Must be a non-smoker.

Exclusion Criteria: BP> 160/95 on HTN meds, known systemic illness. Medications that affect fat metabolism. We do no cover travel expenses. Known heart and vascular disease.