Stress and Sugar Synergy
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Dyslipidemia
In brief
The main objectives of this study are to test the hypotheses that: 1) consumption of beverages sweetened with sucrose will increase risk factors for cardiovascular disease to a greater extent than a naturally-sweetened fruit juice such as orange juice, and 2) chronic psychological stress may augment the adverse metabolic effects of sugar intake. The study intervention consists of 2-week's consumption of 25% of energy as sugar provided either as a sucrose-sweetened beverage or naturally-sweetened orange juice.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02143011
- Run by
- University of California, Davis
- People needed
- 23
- Starts
- 2014-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-01-16
Who can join
Age: 25 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Body mass index between 28-35
- Self report of stable body weight during the past six months
- High stress participants: Perceived Stress Scores (PSS) ≥ 24, and the presence of a predefined chronically stressful event as assessed by the Telephone screening questions. (IDS scores are not an inclusion criteria in this group, merely a rule-out for the low stress participants).
- Low stress participants: PSS scores ≤ 8, Inventory for Depressive Symptom (IDS) scores ≤ 14, and the absence of any predefined chronically stressful events as assessed by the telephone screening questions.
You may not qualify if…
- glucose intolerance
- Evidence of liver disorder
- Evidence of kidney disorder
- Evidence of thyroid disorder
- Systolic blood pressure consistently over 140mmHg or diastolic blood pressure over 90mmHg
- Triglycerides > 200mg/dl
- LDL-C > 130mg/dl
- Hemoglobin < 8.5 g/dl
- pregnant or lactating women
- Current, prior (within 12 months), or anticipated use of any hypolipidemic or anti-diabetic agents
- Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and anti-hypertensive medications
- Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, would put subject at risk
- Strenuous exerciser
- surgery for weight loss
- Diet exclusions: food allergies, special dietary restrictions, habitual ingest of >2 alcoholic beverages/day
Where it is running
- Clinical Research Center — Sacramento, California, United States
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