Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of the Mediterranean Diet on Cardiovascular Risk Profile in Men and Women (ALIMED)-Part 2
Lead Sponsor:
Laval University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to document differences between men and women (referred here as gender differences) in diet adherence and in changes in specific dietary intakes and energy density in resp...
Detailed Description
Among the few studies that have addressed gender differences in response to a nutritional program promoting the Mediterranean diet, none has used a theoretical model of dietary adherence. Accordingly,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and premenopausal women from de Quebec City metropolitan area.
- Involved in food purchases and/or meal preparation
- Stable body weight (+/- 2.5 kg) for at least 3 months before the beginning of the study
- Slightly elevated LDL-cholesterol concentrations (≥ 3.0 mM) or total cholesterol to HDL-C ratio ≥ 5.0
- At least one of the four following factors of the metabolic syndrome:
- Triglycerides ≥ 1.7 mM;
- Fasting glucose between 6.1 and 6.9 mM;
- Blood pressure concentrations ≥ 130 / 85 mm Hg;
- Waist circumference \> 94 cm in men and \> 80 cm in women
Exclusion
- Smokers
- Alcoholism problem
- Pregnancy
- Cardiovascular and endocrinal diseases
- Medication that could affect dependent variables measured (namely lipid-lowering, hypoglycemic, insulin sensitizers and antihypertensive medication)
- Food allergies/aversions
- Mediterranean score \> 29
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
123 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01852721
Start Date
March 1 2010
End Date
November 1 2012
Last Update
September 6 2013
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Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF), Laval University
Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1V 0A6