Practicality of Intermittent Fasting and Its Effect on Markers of Aging and Oxidative Stress

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Conditions studied: Aging, Metabolism

In brief

Healthy volunteers will be recruited to participate in a ten-week double-blinded crossover trial. The trial will consist of two, three-week periods of intermittent fasting, where subjects receive either antioxidant supplementation or placebo, the ordering of which will be randomly determined. A one-week preconditioning will precede each invention period, and a two week "wash-out" period will follow the first intervention period. Serum-based assays will be performed to assess levels of reactive oxidant species, antioxidant genes, sirtuins, and markers of mitochondrial biogenesis and aging. The investigators hypothesize that an intermittent fasting diet in healthy young volunteers will improve these markers of cellular aging and that these beneficial effects will be abrogated by the supplementation of antioxidants. This study is a proof-of-principle study that will shed light on the mechanism and effects of IF as an anti-aging dietary intervention in the absence of weight loss. It will inform the design of dietary interventions that are both effective in improving markers of aging and feasible for patients to practice on a long-term basis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02132091

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

37

Starts

2011-03-01

Expected to finish

2011-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-14

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Body mass index in the range of 20.0-30.0 kg/m2;
• Age between 19 and 30;
• Stable weight (change <±10%) for 3 months immediately prior to the study
• No history of metabolic disorders (e.g. non-diabetic), cardiovascular disease, or thyroid dysfunction
• No past or present eating disorders
• No acute or chronic inflammatory disorder
• No more than moderate physical activity (i.e.,<3 hour/week of light exercise sessions for the past 3 months)
• No current medications to regulate blood sugar or lipids
• Not donated blood within 56 days of study start date
• No food allergies
• No dietary restrictions (e.g. vegetarianism and vegan)
• No heavy drinking (more than 15 drinks/week)
• No use of tobacco or recreational drugs within past 3 months
• Access to a microwave or stove
• Access to refrigeration

You may not qualify if…

• Inflexibility of schedule such that subject cannot attend blood draw appointments
• Unwillingness to pick-up and eat only study-provided food during the 8 weeks in which it is provided and for unwillingness to abstain from travel (>48hrs) during these same 8 weeks of the trial (travel is permitted during wash-out period)
• Unwillingness to abstain from tobacco, alcohol, recreational drugs, resveratrol or antioxidant supplements (other than study-provided) for the duration of study
• Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or trying to become pregnant

Where it is running

• University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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