Intervention Study on Molibdenum Biofortification Vegetables ( Nutri-Mo-Food ) (NutMoFood)

University of Palermo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Diet

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Lettuce with no biofortification; Dietary Supplement: Intervention Molibdenum group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04985240

Nutri-Mo-Food2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the project is to study of the influence of Lettuce crop enriched with Molibdenum on hematological parameter. Secondary outcome to find out Molibdenum presence in urine in order to evaluate vegetables, like little crop, as Molibdenum biocarrier.

Full description

everal human pathologies are caused by deficiencies of some mineral elements. These deficiencies can be overcome through careful dietary diversification and mineral supplementation. An alternative or even complementary way is represented by the intake of bio-fortified foods. In the field of mineral deficiency increasing the bioavailable mineral concentration in vegetables intended for human consumption; can be a useful tool to prevent many harmful pathologies. Therefore, in this scenario, it appears very important to identify the right dosages and the most effective methods of administration to bio-fortify vegetables with a strong nutritional-health connotation.

The present project aim to investigate the benefits of fortified food intake in a cohort of healthy individuals. Specifically, we have fed healthy individuals with lettuce enriched with Molibdenum and collected plasma and urine samples after 7-10 days. Each subject was subjected to two venous blood samples taken at the beginning of the observation and at the end. The samples thus obtained will be transported in certified containers for the safe transport of biological samples, and, subsequently, processed by the experimenters at the laboratories of the Molecular Biology section of the University of Palermo. Serum and plasma will be obtained from each blood sample. All information thus obtained will be recorded in a database in which each person will be identified with a numerical code, in order to comply with current privacy regulations. Body weight, Barefoot standing height, Body mass index, Body composition will be measured in the different groups of study. Samples will be analyzed and compared for glucose, albumin, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, creatinine, AST, ALT, γ-GT, ALP, bilirubin, Ferritin, free Iron, transferrin, total proteins, Magnesium, Calcium, insulin, osteocalcin, hematocrit, hs-CRP, Bone metabolism (Osteocalcin, parathyroid hormone, CTX, Calcitonin), Vitamin D Calcium, Phosphate, Potassium, gastric hormones ( GIP, GLP1, GLP2, ghrelin, glucagon, PYY, CCK) oxidative stress markers (LDL-ox, AGE, urinary 8-iso-prostaglandin F (PGF)2alpha) and inflammatory markers(IL-1, TNF, IL-6, IL-10)

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Caucasian
• age: 18-65 years
• healthy status
• no drug therapy or integration therapy

Exclusion criteria

• Inflammatory chronic disease
• use of medication or suffering from any condition
• pregnancy
• breastfeeding
• current smokers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

No Intervention: (control group)

Experimental group

Description:

The control group was assigned to crop lettuce without any biofortification but with the same characteristic of bioforticated lettuce(soil, water, harvesting time).

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Lettuce with no biofortification

Experimental: intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group was assigned to biofortificated Molibdenum crop lettuce.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Intervention Molibdenum group