Oscillations of Dietary Fat/Carbohydrate Intake Over Interval of 3 to 4 Days



Status:Completed
Conditions:Healthy Studies
Therapuetic Areas:Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:21 - 55
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:March 2010
End Date:June 2014

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Oscillations in Dietary Fat Intake and Leptin Changes Among People Who Record Dietary Intake Accurately: the Dietitian Study II

The purpose of this study is to understand the mechanisms for oscillations of dietary
fat/carbohydrate intake and how fat intake affect insulin resistance and liver fat over
interval of 3 to 4 days.

You will be expected to keep diet records for 17 consecutive days. You will start with a
fasting screening visit (only water allowed). A physical exam and Medical history it taken
at screening visit. Your body composition will be gathered by CT and Dexa Scan. Blood and
urine will be collected for a chemical profile and other determinations. Questionnaires will
be administered along with an accelerometer to be worn for the remainder of the study. The
final day you will return the dietary records, accelerometer, and a few procedures will be
performed as weight.

Inclusion Criteria:

- You are a dietitian or a senior level or graduate level dietetics student

- You are between the ages of 21-55 years inclusive and a nonsmoker

- you are not a restrictive diet or strenuous exercise regimen

- You typically eat several meals per day

Exclusion Criteria:

- You have an eating disorder or history

- You abuse alcohol or other substances, and consume no more than 3 alcoholic drinks
per day

- You have no current regular use of some over-the-counter medication or prescription
medication, excluding headache medicines, blood pressure medications, etc.

- You have gained/lost more than 10 pounds of body weight in the last year

- You have recently had or anticipating significant life changes during the course of
your participation in the study.

- You have an eating disorder or history

- You have a major psychiatric illness or history

- You have no serious current clinical disease or surgical condition that may interfere
with the study.
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