Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Dietary Folate and Phytate Zinc Absorption: Zinc Amino Acid Complexes vs. Zinc-chloride
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Berkeley
Conditions:
Dietary Zinc Absorption
Eligibility:
MALE
19-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of consuming a small breakfast of juice and toast with added phytate or with taking a folic acid supplement on the absorption of a small amount of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Apparently healthy men (i.e., have no current health issues requiring medications or a specific diet), 19 to 50 years of age, with a body mass index between 18 and 30 kg/m2, and willing to eat only the foods provided by the study for 17 days
Exclusion
- Those reporting current chronic or acute diseases or HIV diagnosis, food allergies, smoking tobacco or marijuana, alcohol abuse, any contraindication to venipuncture such as bleeding disorders or use of blood thinners; use of illicit drugs; regular consumption of medications, micronutrient supplements, or both. Vegetarians, or those unable to eat meat, are also excluded since the foods for the study contain meat.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 28 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 16 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05273710
Start Date
March 28 2022
End Date
November 16 2022
Last Update
December 21 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University of California
Berkeley, California, United States, 94720