Increased Dietary Protein and Meal Frequency Reduces Total and Abdominal Body Fat During Weight Maintenance and Weight Loss (3v6)

Skidmore College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: protein and meal frequency

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01749449

3v6-021904

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the current study was to examine the impact of macronutrient intake (PRO, 15% vs. 35%) and meal frequency (3 vs. 6 meals/day) on body composition, postprandial thermogenesis and plasma adipokines before and after 28days each of EB (28days) and ED (25%; 28days) in overweight individuals. We hypothesize that HP will elicit more favorable body composition, thermogenic, and cardiometabolic changes than HC intakes and the magnitude of change will be greatest in those consuming HP meals more frequently.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 30-65 years old,
• overweight or obese but otherwise in good health

Exclusion criteria

• cardiovascular disease,
• cancer,
• HTN,
• type I or II DM,
• food allergies

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

High protein 3 meals/day

Experimental group

Description:

35% protein intake eaten as 3 meals per day

Treatment:

Other: protein and meal frequency

High carbohydrate consumed 3 meals/day

Experimental group

Description:

High carbohydrate 3 meals/day

Treatment:

Other: protein and meal frequency

High protein consumed 6 meals/day

Experimental group

Description:

35% protein 6 meals/day

Treatment:

Other: protein and meal frequency