Calcium and Lipid Metabolism

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

We hope to determine if supplementing the diet of women who habitually consume low levels of calcium, with 1500 mg of calcium a day for three months will increase fat oxidation and decrease fat storage. We will also measure concentrations of lipids, glucose, hormones and enzymes associated with fat and carbohydrate metabolism to determine alterations and mechanism of the metabolic changes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00686192

Run by

USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center

People needed

15

Starts

2001-09-01

Expected to finish

2002-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-07-22

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2
• Taking oral contraceptives
• Having regular menses

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant
• History of metabolic bone, renal or thyroid disease,
• History of diabetes mellitus, or gestational diabetes mellitus
• Cigarette smoking
• Self-administration of calcium supplements
• Regular aerobic activity, i.e. jogging > 1 mile/day

Where it is running

• San Francisco General Hospital — San Francisco, California, United States

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