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The Impact of High-Fat Ketogenic Diet and Low-Fat Diet in Women Body Weight

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King Faisal University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Healthy
Overweight and Obesity

Treatments

Other: A randomized acute controlled trial of twenty-eight healthy overweight or obese women

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05811702
KingFaisalU

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is investigated the effect of high fat Ketogenic Diet (HFKD) in weight reduction compared to the low-fat diet (LFD) among Saudi overweight and obese women. A randomized acute controlled trial of twenty-eight healthy overweight or obese women in Saudi Arabia, aged between 18 and 40 with a body mass index between 25 and 34.5 kg m2 and fat parentage above 30% . The participants have followed ether HFKD or LFD for 12 weeks.

Full description

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure and heart muscle damage, which leads to cases that increase the chances of developing cardiovascular diseases, and if weight gain is not controlled, these results lead to obesity is the main cause of cardiovascular disease and causes dyslipidemia, high blood pressure and diabetes. Recently, there have been followed systems and programs food some of which are beneficial for health and some of them are unhealthy systems. The diet is one of the most controversial issues. The aim of this study is investigated the effect of high fat Ketogenic Diet (HFKD) in weight reduction compared to the low-fat diet (LFD) among Saudi overweight and obese women. A randomized acute controlled trial of twenty-eight healthy overweight or obese women in Saudi Arabia, aged between 18 and 40 with a body mass index between 25 and 34.5 kg m2 and fat parentage above 30% . The participants have followed ether HFKD or LFD for 12 weeks. Our primary outcome of this study to investigated the effective diets HFKD and LFD on reduction of body weight, the percentage of body fat, The secondary outcomes have evaluated at the percentage of body fat, blood glucose, lipid profile.

Enrollment

28 estimated patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy Overwight and obese wonen
  • aged 18 and 40
  • BMI 25 and 34.5 kg m2
  • fat parentage above 30% .

Exclusion criteria

  • Man
  • women in normal weight or BMI less than 25 and 34.5 kg m2
  • Breastfeeding and pregnant women

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

28 participants in 2 patient groups

High fat Ketogenic Diet (HFKD)
Experimental group
Description:
A randomized acute controlled trial of twenty-eight healthy overweight or obese women in Saudi Arabia, aged between 18 and 40 with a body mass index between 25 and 34.5 kg m2 and fat parentage above 30% . The participants have followed ether HFKD for 12 weeks. The weight will be measured weekly, body fat % and blood samples before and after 12 weeks of following HFKD.
Treatment:
Other: A randomized acute controlled trial of twenty-eight healthy overweight or obese women
low-fat diet (LFD
Experimental group
Description:
A randomised acute controlled trial of twenty-eight healthy overweight or obese women in Saudi Arabia, aged between 18 and 40 with a body mass index between 25 and 34.5 kg m2 and fat parentage above 30% . The participants have followed ether LFD for 12 weeks. The weight will be measured weekly, body fat % and blood samples before and after 12 weeks of following LFD.
Treatment:
Other: A randomized acute controlled trial of twenty-eight healthy overweight or obese women

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Randah Alqurashi, PhD; Atheer Alnobi, MSc

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