Brazil Nut Consumed on the Metabolic Profile, Oxidative Stress and Nutritive Microcirculatory Patterns

Rio de Janeiro State University18 enrolled

Overview

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile, state redox and endothelial function in obese adolescents.

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile (lipid profile, glucose, insulin), state redox (about glutathione peroxidase, isoprostane and LDL-ox) and endothelial function (by videocapillaroscopy) in obese adolescents (12-18 years).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Brazil NutDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

During 16 weeks the adolescents consumed 3-5 nuts/day

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: pubertal girls obese (BMI \> 30 kg/m) - Exclusion Criteria: Consumption of nuts Loss weight before the research chronic disease (hypertension) \-

Locations (1)

Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research in Vascular Biology (BioVasc), Biomedical Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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