Low Carbohydrate Diet - Effect on Plasma Lipids and Metabolic Markers

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type IIb Hyperlipidaemia; Overweight and Obesity; Hypercholesterolemia Aggravated

Treatments: Other: Low carbohydrate dietary advice; Other: Continue usual diet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01476436

REK195276

Details and patient eligibility

About

Low carbohydrate diet may influence the plasma lipid levels.

Full description

Fasting plasma lipids will be measured in healthy volunteer randomized to low carbohydrate diet or usual diet for a period

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy volunteers

Exclusion criteria

Any disease or use of prescriptional medication

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

LCHF diet

Experimental group

Description:

Advice of a diet low in carbohydrate

Treatment:

Other: Continue usual diet

Other: Low carbohydrate dietary advice

Usual diet

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects shall continue to eat their usual daily diet with no low carbohydrate intervention

Treatment:

Other: Continue usual diet