A High Protein Diet and Weight Maintenance

University of Melbourne180 enrolled

Overview

An investigation into long term weight maintenance using a high protein or high carbohydrate diet, after a large and rapid weight loss.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

VLED followed by a high protein or high carbohydrate dietDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy men and women with a BMI \>27kg/m2 with co-morbities or BMI \>30kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * people with Type II diabetes or other endocrine disorders, women who were pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant

Locations (1)

Department of Medicine, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital

Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Body weight

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Cardiovascular risk factors

Time frame: 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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