Status:

COMPLETED

The Effects of Overfeeding on Obesity-Prone (OP) and Obesity-Resistant (OR) Women

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Obesity

Thinness

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-35 years

Brief Summary

This is a longitudinal cohort study of how the responses to a 3 day period of controlled overfeeding relate to subsequent weight gain. We hypothesize that thin individuals are resistant to weight gain...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Half of the subjects will be women, half will be men,
  • age 25-35,
  • a range of BMI's from 19-27, for the 'thin subjects' there should be no 1st degree relatives with a BMI\>30.
  • Subjects should not engage in planned physical activity more than 3 hrs per week.
  • For the obesity prone group there should be at least 1 1st degree relative with a BMI\>30.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    June 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    100 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00072917

    Start Date

    October 1 2003

    End Date

    June 1 2008

    Last Update

    January 18 2010

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    University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

    Denver, Colorado, United States, 80262