STUDY: Effects of Potatoes in a Weight Loss Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test whether diets that contain potatoes and differ in glycemic index/load will be useful in weight loss, blood sugar control and maintaining current body weight.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01186393

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

90

Starts

2007-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men and women
• ≥ 18 years of age who have a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 35 kg/m2 (inclusive).

You may not qualify if…

• Total cholesterol (TC) not greater than 300 mg/dL,
• Fasting triglyceride not greater than 300 mg/dL ,
• LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) not greater than 180 mg/dL,
• Smokers
• Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating
• Subjects taking any medications that would interfere with outcomes of the study
• Subjects with unusual dietary habits (eg., pica)
• Subjects who are actively losing weight or trying to lose weight
• Subjects who are addicted to drugs or alcohol or who are < 1 y in recovery program
• Subjects who present with significant psychiatric or neurological disturbances
• Subjects with known allergy or intolerance to potato products
• Subjects with documented atherosclerotic disease, inflammatory disease, diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled hypertension ( 140/90 mm Hg), chronic lung, renal or liver disease

Where it is running

• University of California Davis (Academic Surge, Ragle Human Nutrition Research Facility) — Davis, California, United States
• VA Hospital, Mather — Mather, California, United States

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