Egg Cholesterol Consumption, Blood Cholesterol and Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Sarcopenia, Cardiovascular Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of dietary cholesterol administered as whole egg or egg white (control)on muscle mass gain with resistance training in a young old population of men and women (age 50-69). It is hypothesized that dietary cholesterol will be significantly associated to muscle mass gain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00260442

Run by

Texas A&M University

People needed

36

Starts

2005-11-01

Expected to finish

2018-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-29

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 69. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• men and women aged 50-69
• able to perform exercise testing and training

You may not qualify if…

• blood pressure > 160/100
• cardiac arrhythmias
• cancer
• hernia
• aortic aneurysm
• kidney disease
• lung disease
• total cholesterol > 240 mg/dl or < 160 mg/dl
• current use of cholesterol lowering medications
• actively participating in >1 hour per week of resistance training

Where it is running

• Texas A&M University — College Station, Texas, United States

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