NCT01617525

A Comparison of the Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors of Korean and American Dietary Profiles

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 29 (actual)
• Sponsor: USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to compare, in a group of at-risk individuals, the role of three dietary patterns on indices of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk: a) the recommended Korean pattern; b) the typical American diet, based on national dietary intake surveys; and c) the 2010 DGA diet pattern. A secondary aim will be to assess the effects of each diet on intestinal microbiota and on inflammatory biomarkers.

Conditions

• Hypercholesterolemia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Controlled Feeding Dietary Intervention	All meals will be provided during each 4-week intervention period. Participants must consume all foods provided and must not consume any outside foods during each intervention period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-05-01
• Completion: 2012-05-01
• First posted: 2012-06-12
• Last updated: 2016-05-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States