Effects of Dietary Pork and Egg on Appetite, Meal-patterning, and Weight Loss in Men

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Conditions studied: Weight Loss

In brief

The purpose of this study is to identify how adult men respond to a weight loss diet that includes pork and eggs and increasing the number of meals consumed throughout the day. This is a 13-week study (12-weeks of weight loss and 1-week of baseline measurement).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00812162

Run by

Purdue University

People needed

48

Starts

2007-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-17

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age range: 21 years and older
• Body mass index between 25.0-39.9 kg/m2
• Weight stable (< 4.5 kg (\~10 lbs) weight gain or loss within last 6 months)
• Body fat >25% (assessed by skinfold and plethysmography (if needed))
• Non-smoking (within the last 6 months)
• Constant habitual activity patterns (within last 3 months)
• Clinically normal blood profiles (specifically, normal liver and kidney function; fasting blood glucose <110 mg/dl)
• Not taking medications known to influence appetite or metabolism
• Non-diabetic

You may not qualify if…

• Age: <21 years
• Body mass index: outside of the 25.0-39.9 kg/m2 range
• Gained or lost > 4.5 kg (10 lbs) within the last 6 months
• Body fat <25% as assessed by plethysmography
• Smoker (currently or within the last 6 months)
• Intermittently been involved in a diet and/or exercise program within the last 3 months
• Clinically abnormal blood profiles as identified by our study physician, Arthur Rosen, MD
• Taking medications (currently or within the last 3 months) known to influence appetite or metabolism
• Clinically diagnosed as diabetic
• Allergies to eggs
• Lactose intolerance
• Clinically diagnosed with diverticulosis
• Clinically diagnosed with diverticulitis

Where it is running

• Purdue University — West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

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