Copepod oil is extracted from the marine copepod Calanus finmarchicus, the dominant plankton species in the marine food web in the Norwegian Sea. Copepods constitute the largest renewable and harvestable resource in the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters, and it is now developed knowledge and technology for sustainable harvesting of this "new" resource. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Calanus copepod oil supplementation has an equivalent effect on maximal oxygen uptake in humans to that seen in experimental studies in mice.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
71
Institutt for Medisinsk Biologi, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Tromsø, Norway
KG Jebsen-senter for Hjertetrening, NTNU
Trondheim, Norway
maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)
Measured with indirect calorimetry at a treadmill (running/walking) with gradually increasing work load until exhaustion. After 10-15 min with warmup at 70% of maximal heart rate, work load will be increased every 1-2 minute and the changes maximal oxygen uptake (VO2) will be recorded automatically.
Time frame: 6 months
Body composition (InBody, Japan)
Time frame: 6 months
Self-reported physical activity
assessed with International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short version
Time frame: 6 months
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