Hipoenergetic Effect of Diet Associated or Not With the Consumption of Coconut Flour in Women With Overweight

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity; Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Treatments: Behavioral: Diet; Dietary Supplement: Coconut flour

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02152111

05155812.2.0000.5257

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of weight loss with diet combined coconut flour consumption improvement weight loss and reduction in glucose, cholesterol in obese women.

Full description

This is a clinical trial with two groups, one receiving hipoenergetic diet for 180 days and another group with hipoenergetic diet for 90 days, a washout period for another 90 days and another period for another 90 days diet meal plus hipoenergética coconut. In order to assess body mass, waist circumference and neck, assess the lipid profile, glucose and uric acid.

Enrollment: 86 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

women > 20 years old BMI >25 Kg/m²

Exclusion criteria

Performing diets and / or making use of drugs for the reduction of body weight; Supplements of any kind; Pregnant and lactating women; In use of statins; With voluntary water restriction. -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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86 participants in 2 patient groups

Dietary Supplement: Coconut flour

Experimental group

Description:

Diet hipoernergetic plus 26g/day coconut flour during three months (12weeks).

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Coconut flour

Nutritional Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

All patients received an individualized diet plan and balanced. The diet was calculated to the nutritional status and the protein 15-20% of total energy value, lipids 25-30% of daily energy intake and carbohydrate 50-60% of total energy value

Treatment:

Behavioral: Diet