The Metabolic Effect of Walnut Consumption in Healthy Men and Healthy Postmenopausal Women

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: walnut

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01188902

Walnut-2010

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objectives of the proposed study are to assess the effect of walnut consumption on parameters of lipid metabolism, glucose metabolism, incretins and adipokines, endothelial function and blood pressure in healthy men and healthy postmenopausal women

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Postmenopausal healthy women and healthy men
• Age > 50 yrs

Exclusion criteria

• Evidence of alcohol, tabacco or drug abuse
• Obesity ≥ 35 kg/m2
• Diabetes mellitus
• Hypertension
• LDL-cholesterol > 190 mg/dl, Triglycerides > 350 mg/dl
• History of atherosclerotic disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

walnut

Experimental group

Description:

western type diet with 48 g walnut per day

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: walnut

control

No Intervention group