The DINE Study-Diet Intervention to Negate Diabetes Study (Improving Weight Loss Outcomes for African Americans)

University of Alabama at Birmingham113 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if what you eat affets your insulin sensitivity when you lose a small amount of weight

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

113

Conditions

Diabetes Hypertension Insulin Resistance

Interventions

The DASH diet with weight lossBEHAVIORAL

A reduced calorie diet is provided to participants based on the DASH diet.

The DASH diet without weight lossBEHAVIORAL

participants are given a weight maintainenance diet based on the DASH diet

Dairy dietBEHAVIORAL

participants are given a high dairy, reduced calorie diet

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * African American adults (age ≥ 19) * Obese (BMI \> or equal to 30 kg/m2) * Otherwise generally healthy Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnoses of diabetes * Malignancy or other states where weight loss is contraindicated (pregnancy * Individuals with high blood pressure on medications.

Locations (1)

University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Sciences Department

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Insulin Sensitivity

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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