NCT01549626

Effects of Flaxseed Flour in Appetite Sensations, Lipid Profile and Pressure Levels Among Overweighed and Obese Women

Effects of Flaxseed Flour - Whole Brown Flaxseed Flour, Brown Defatted Flaxseed Flour and Golden Flaxseed Flour in Appetite Sensations Satiety, Lipid Profile, Pressure Levels and Associated Costs Among Overweighed and Obese Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Inclusion of foods rich in fiber, such as flaxseed, is a nutritional strategy for treating obesity. The hypothesis of this study is to compare the effects of three types of flaxseed flour - whole brown flaxseed flour, brown defatted flaxseed flour and golden flaxseed flour in the sensations of appetite and satiety, lipid profile, pressure levels and associated costs in overweight and obese women.

Conditions

• Adult Women
• Overweight
• Obese

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Defatted flaxseed flour	30g defatted flaxseed flour per day for breakfast
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Golden flaxseed flour	30 grams of golden flaxseed flour per day for breakfast
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Whole brown flaxseed flour	30 grams of whole brown flaxseed flour per day for breakfast

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-03-01
• Completion: 2012-03-01
• First posted: 2012-03-09
• Last updated: 2012-03-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil