Paleo Diet 8wk Feasibility in Overweight Adults

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Conditions studied: Overweight and Obesity

In brief

Overweight, physically inactive but otherwise healthy adults habitually eating a traditional Western diet will follow an ad libitum self-administered Paleo diet for 8-weeks. Blood and body composition will be measured before and after the intervention period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03814473

Run by

University of Houston

People needed

21

Starts

2015-01-19

Expected to finish

2015-04-14

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age: 18-55 years
• BMI > 25 kg/m2
• Currently consuming a typical Western diet (high carbohydrate, low fat diet), which will be assessed using the 3-day dietary record (public domain)

You may not qualify if…

• known cardiovascular, metabolic (including type I or type II diabetes), or respiratory disease
• smoking and/or smokeless tobacco users
• pregnancy

Where it is running

• Chatham University — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• University of Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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