Factors Affecting Caloric Regulation in Human Feeding

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

This study will test the hypothesis that reducing the energy density of the diet by incorporating more water-rich foods will result in: 1) greater weight loss and weight maintenance; 2) greater diet satisfaction and satiety; and 3) more healthful dietary patterns than reducing dietary fat alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00108784

Run by

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

People needed

100

Starts

2003-03-01

Expected to finish

2004-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-01-13

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 60. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy women
• BMI (body mass index) 30 through 40 kg/m2
• Normal blood pressure
• LDL (low density lipoprotein)-cholesterol < 90th percentile recommendations
• Triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, and all other blood values within normal ranges
• Able to participate in low to moderate physical activity.

You may not qualify if…

• Heart disease
• Diabetes - type I or II
• High blood pressure
• Renal or kidney disease
• Gastrointestinal disease
• Blood clotting disorder
• Liver disease or cirrhosis
• Any oral steroids
• Gout (requiring treatment)
• Anemia
• Lung disease
• Cancer within the last 5 years
• Thyroid disease

Where it is running

• General Clinical Research Center: Penn State University — State College, Pennsylvania, United States

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