Health Benefits of a 21-day Daniel Fast

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Effects of Krill Oil on Human Health

In brief

The investigators hypothesized that individuals supplementing with krill oil capsules (two grams per day) would experience enhanced improvements in health-related variables during a 21-day Daniel Fast.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01378767

Run by

University of Memphis

People needed

39

Starts

2010-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-06-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to partake in a vegan diet for 21 days.
• Must be willing to consume either krill oil or coconut oil capsules (assigned randomly).

You may not qualify if…

• Smokers
• regular consumption of antioxidant supplements
• women who were pregnant or seeking to become pregnant
• poor veins (veins that made it difficult to successfully obtain a blood draw - this was determined via a visual inspection)

Where it is running

• Cardiorespiratory/Metabolic Laboratory — Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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