The Effects of Healthy Diets With Plant Oils on Heart and Metabolic Health

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Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

This study will examine the effect of a healthy diet containing cottonseed oil compared to healthy diets containing other commonly consumed plant oils on biomarkers of heart and metabolic health after 4 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06216678

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

52

Starts

2024-09-09

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-02

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• LDL-C ≥100 mg/dL and ≤190 mg/dL
• BMI of 25-40 kg/m2
• Blood pressure <140/90 mmHg
• Fasting blood glucose <126 mg/dL
• Fasting triglycerides <350 mg/dL
• ≤10% change in body weight for 6 months prior to enrollment

You may not qualify if…

• Type 1 or type 2 diabetes or fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dL
• Prescription of anti-hypertensive, lipid lowering or glucose lowering drugs
• Intake of supplements that affect the outcomes of interest and unwilling to cease during the study period
• Diagnosed liver, kidney, or autoimmune disease
• Prior cardiovascular event (e.g., stroke, heart attack)
• Current pregnancy or intention of pregnancy within the next 6 months
• Lactation within prior 6 months
• Follows a vegetarian or vegan diet
• Food allergies/intolerance/sensitives/dislikes of foods included in the study menu
• Antibiotic use within the prior 1 month
• Oral steroid use within the prior 1 month
• Use of tobacco or nicotine containing products with in the past 6 months
• Cancer any site within the past 10 years (eligible if ≥10 years without recurrence) or non-melanoma skin cancer with in the past 5 years (eligible if ≥5 years without recurrence)
• Participation in another clinical trial within 30 days of baseline
• Currently following a restricted or weight loss diet
• Prior bariatric surgery
• Intake of >14 alcoholic drinks/week and/or lack of willingness to consume a maximum of two standard drinks per week while enrolled in the study and/or not willing to avoid alcohol consumption for 48 hour prior to test visits

Where it is running

• The Pennylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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