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Asian-Mediterranean Diet and Women's Health
Led by Global Centre for Asian Women's Health · Updated on 2025-03-12
300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
85 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
G
Global Centre for Asian Women's Health
Lead Sponsor
Y
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Given the escalating high burdens of overeight and obesity, and related commobidies in Asia, Asian women with overweight/obesity is an important group for targeted intervention in promoting health and wellbeing. A study focused on Asian women at reproductive or early post-menopausal age can inform effective strategies for promoting healthy diet and lifetyle and for optimizing health not only among these women but also for their children and partners. The Mediterranean diet has beneficial effects on cardiometabolic and reproductive health. So far, evidence on the Mediterranean diet and its health benefits mostly come from Western populations. Studies evaluating health effects of Mediterranean diet in Asian population are scant. This study aims to investigate the beneficial effects of a healthy, Mediterranean-inspired localized diet (i.e., Asian-Mediterranean diet) on women's health, such as cardiometabolic health with potential mechanisms through modulating gut and brain health.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Asian-Mediterranean Diet and Women's Health
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Female aged 21-50 years
- Chinese ethnicity
- Singapore citizens, permanent residents, or long-term pass holders
- Able to complete questionnaires in English
- Body Mass Index (BMI) between 23.0 kg/m2 and less than 37.5 kg/m2
- Not planning to conceive in the next 12 months from enrollment
- Not planning to leave Singapore for more than 2 consecutive weeks in the next 6 months from enrollment
- Not currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- Not currently smoking
- No history of major chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, or chronic kidney disease
- No history of major infectious diseases like hepatitis B or HIV
- No severe gastrointestinal disorders such as colitis, celiac disease, or chronic gastritis
- No major mental health conditions
- No known food allergies, especially to nuts and seafood
- Not on special diets or dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, ketogenic, or Kosher
- Not currently enrolled and will not enroll in other interventional studies affecting weight, cardiometabolic health, gut, or brain health in the next 6 months from enrollment
You will not qualify if you...
- Does not meet all inclusion criteria
- For MRI procedure only: shoulder width 60 cm or more
- Has medical implants or foreign bodies related to heart, brain, or eyes, including pacemakers, artificial heart valves, defibrillators, ventricular assist devices, brain stimulation devices, intrauterine devices, or breast biopsies
- History of head injury or trauma with loss of consciousness
- Metallic dental braces or dental implants
- Claustrophobia
- Consumes more than 30 units of alcohol per week (where 1 unit equals 25 mL of 40% spirit, 1 can of beer equals 2 units, 1 glass of wine equals 2 units)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Global Centre for Asian Women's Health
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 117549
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Research Team
J
Jiaxi Yang, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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