Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Macadamia Nut on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

Lead Sponsor:

Loma Linda University

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Heart Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This research study will test the effects of macadamia nuts on adiposity, and traditional and emergent risk factors of cardiometabolic disease in adult men and women

Detailed Description

Purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Macadamia nuts on body weight, adiposity, , oxidative stress, glucose, insulin an lipid levels. it will a randomized cross over study that will i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy men and post-menopausal women
  • Overweight (BMI 25-\<40)
  • Waist circumference ≥88.9 cm for women and ≥101.6 cm for men
  • At least one of the following within the past year:
  • Plasma triglycerides ≥150mg/dl
  • Blood Pressure ≥130/85 mmHg or participants taking Antihypertensive medication
  • Fasting glucose ≥100 mg/dL
  • Low Density Lipoproteins\>= 130 mg/dl

Exclusion

  • Nut allergy, any
  • Significant chronic disease including: diabetes, congestive heart failure, renal failure, cirrhosis, or autoimmune disease
  • Medications affecting lipid or glucose metabolism, immune modulators, or antibiotics in the last 6 months
  • Mega-doses of lipid-lowering dietary supplements in the last 6 months
  • Cancer in the last 10 years (with the exception on non-melanoma skin cancer)
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Weight change of \>10% of body weight in the last 3 months.
  • Tobacco use
  • Claustrophobia (may affect BOD POD testing)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 24 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 25 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

38 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03801837

Start Date

June 24 2019

End Date

November 25 2019

Last Update

March 21 2023

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Loma Linda University School of Public Health

Loma Linda, California, United States, 92350