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Dietary Treatment Study of Fat Synthesis and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out how the amount of fat or sugar in a person's diet, or the number of meals eaten each day, affect the amount of fat that people's bodies make, the types of fats in the bloodstream, and how much fat is stored in the liver. The study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Official title: Lipogenesis, Lipoprotein Flux, and CVD Risk: Role of Meal Composition and Frequency
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
33
Start Date
2013-07
Completion Date
2021-05
Last Updated
2026-07-24
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
High sugar/meal feed
Weight-maintaining diet relatively high in sugar fed as two large meals daily
High sugar/nibble
Weight-maintaining diet relatively high in sugar fed as 8 meals daily
High fat/meal feed
Weight-maintaining diet relatively high in fat fed as two large meals daily
High fat/nibble
Weight-maintaining diet relatively high in fat fed as 8 small meals daily
High sugar/ 3 meals a day
Weight-maintaining diet relatively high in sugar fed as 3 meals daily
High fat/ 3 meals a day
Weight-maintaining diet relatively high in fat fed as 3 meals daily
Locations (1)
University of California, San Franciso, San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California, United States