Thermogenic Effect of Ginger

Federal University of Minas Gerais20 enrolled

Overview

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the thermogenic effect of ginger.

Healthy and eutrophic women will receive capsules of 200 mg of ginger extract (5% active ingredient) or placebo (cellulose), along with a standardized breakfast, with a minimum seven days washout period.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Interventions

Extract of gingerOTHER

The volunteers will receive two capsules containing 200mg of extract of ginger with 5% of gingerols (20 mg). Breakfast will be offered (bread, butter, turkey ham and industrialized fruit juice) and the participants will have 15 minutes to eat it.

Placebo (Cellulose)OTHER

The volunteers will receive two capsules containing cellulose (placebo). Breakfast will be offered (bread, butter, turkey ham and industrialized fruit juice) and the participants will have 15 minutes to eat it.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Females; * Aged between 18 and 60 years old; * Body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m²; * Agree to sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Any chronic health conditions (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, chronic renal failure, heart and liver disease); * Previous operation for weight loss; * Medications known to affect total energy expenditure; * Pregnancy and breast-feeding; * Smoking; * Alcohol use (\>2 doses/day).

Locations (1)

Hospital das Clínicas

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil