Status:
COMPLETED
Food Additives - Do Processed Diets Impact on Gut and Metabolic Health
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aberdeen
Collaborating Sponsors:
Medical Research Council
University of Liverpool
Conditions:
Gut Health
Metabolic Health
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This dietary intervention study will assess the effect in healthy human volunteers of an E number which is a food additive and commonly used and consumed emulsifier, on gut function, gut inflammation ...
Detailed Description
A dietary intervention study to investigate the effect, in healthy human volunteers, of dietary lecithin (soy lecithin), a commonly used/consumed emulsifier, on markers of gut function particularly ba...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- • BMI ranging from 27-40 kg/m2
Exclusion
- Antibiotic use within the past 3 months (due to impact on gut microbiota)
- Current Statin use
- Current Aspirin use
- Chronic inflammatory disorders (including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease)
- Food allergies or self-reported food sensitivity or intolerance
- Diagnosis of diabetes
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Unsuitable veins for blood sampling
- Inability to speak, read and understand English
- Unable to comply to alcohol-free diet for 5 weeks
- Consumption of nutrition supplements
- Soy allergy or intolerance.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 4 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03842514
Start Date
May 1 2019
End Date
March 4 2020
Last Update
March 6 2020
Active Locations (1)
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The Rowett Institute
Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZD