Metabolism, Exercise and Nutrition at UCSD (MENU Study)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obese, Nondiabetic
In brief
The purpose of the MENU Study is to examine whether there is a differential weight loss response to different dietary macronutrient composition (higher carbohydrate and lower fat versus lower carbohydrate and higher monounsaturated fat \[MUFA\] or lower carbohydrate and walnut-rich higher fat diets) in a weight loss intervention in healthy obese women, depending on insulin resistance status. Blood samples will be collected to enable analysis of potential mechanisms and differential response across subgroups.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01424007
- Run by
- University of California, San Diego
- People needed
- 245
- Starts
- 2011-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-07-05
Who can join
Age: 21 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Aged 21 years and older
- Have BMI >30.0 kg/m2 and <40 kg/m2
- Willing and able to participate in clinic visits, group sessions, and telephone and Internet communications at specified intervals
- Able to provide data through questionnaires and by telephone
- Willing to maintain contact with the investigators for 12 months
- Willing to allow blood collections
- No known allergy to tree nuts
- Able to be physically active
You may not qualify if…
- Diabetic
- Inability to be moderately physically active
- A history or presence of a comorbid diseases for which diet modification and increased physical activity may be contraindicated
- Currently pregnant/breastfeeding
- Planning to become pregnant within the next year
- Currently enrolled in a weight loss program or diet intervention study
- Current use of weight loss medication or supplements
- Planned surgical procedure that can impact the conduct of the study
- Have plans to relocate from area within the next year
- 6+ months use of meds likely to cause weight gain or prevent weight loss
- Any condition which in the opinion of the investigator makes the subject unsuitable for inclusion in this study
Where it is running
- Moores UCSD Cancer Center — La Jolla, California, United States
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