The Effects of Dairy Products on Energy Balance (MEPEB)

University of Copenhagen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Other: High Calcium intake from dairy products

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01199835

B251

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to investigate the long time effects of high and low intake of dairy products on fecal fat excretion, weight loss, blood pressure, lipid profile, lipid oxidation and appetite regulation in moderately overweight men and women over 24 weeks.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• men and women,
• medium overweight (body mass index 28-36 kg/m2),
• 18-60 years old,
• low habitual calcium intake (<800 mg/d)

Exclusion criteria

• milk allergy, infection diseases and diabetes,
• intake of dietary supplements,
• smoking,
• pregnancy and/or breast feeding,
• any medications known to affect the outcome measurements,
• weigh reducing diet,
• gastrointestinal diseases,
• participation in other intervention studies

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

high calcium

Experimental group

Description:

Dietary intake of calcium \~ 1500 mg/ d, including \~1200 mg/d from dairy products

Treatment:

Other: High Calcium intake from dairy products

Low calcium

Active Comparator group

Description:

Low dietary intake of calcium, i.e. \~ \<600 mg/d, including 0-1 portion of dairy products

Treatment:

Other: High Calcium intake from dairy products