NCT00912210

Higher Protein Diet and Exercise for Optimal Weight Loss in Elderly Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 60 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The broad aim is to determine efficacy of a weight loss diet higher in protein and lower in carbohydrate combined with low intensity exercise to favorably impact body composition, bone health, physical function, metabolic disease and quality of life compared to a conventional higher carbohydrate diet in overweight women over age 60.

Conditions

• Bone and Body Composition
• Obesity
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Physical Function
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Whey protein isolate	Loss of 10% baseline weight over 6 months, with whey protein isolate supplemented at 50g/day (two 25 g doses taken at breakfast and afternoon snack mixed with food or beverage)
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Maltodextrin powder supplement	Loss of 10% baseline weight over 6 months, with whey protein isolate supplemented at 50 g / day (two 25 g doses at breakfast and afternoon snack mixed with food or beverage)

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-04-01
• First posted: 2009-06-03
• Last updated: 2009-06-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States