The purpose of the study is to assess the effect of β -Sitosterol enriched dietary intervention on lipid profile to alleviate hyperlipidemia among Grade II obese patients
The study was conducted at University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, Lahore to assess the outcomes two dietary intervention. One contains regular food diet plan for hyperlipidemic patients. While, the other plan contains all the specified food product that contains B-sitosterol compound. Then, B-sitosterol food enriched diet plan contains specified amount of this phytosterol (1.5-3g).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
The control group (T0) received hyperlipidemia controlled diet plan
the experimental group (T1) received b-sitosterol specified food products containing 2-3g/day.
The University of Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan
Body Mass Index
BMI is defined as body weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg/m²). BMI cut-off points are used to assess weight status, categorizing individuals as underweight, normal, overweight or obese. Obesity is further classified into grades 1, 2 and 3.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Lipid Profile
Blood lipid profile will be obtained using fasting blood samples to determine serum total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HD L-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides.
Time frame: 8 weeks
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