NCT01659450

Low Energy Dense, Weight Maintenance, Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Low Energy Density Diet and Weight Loss Maintenance

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Investigators presumed that low energy density (LED) diet consumers will have lower risk of cardiovascular disease and are able to maintain their weight longer .

Detailed description

Previous studies introduced different dietary interventions for weight loss maintenance. Besides the debate on low fat or low carbohydrate diets, focusing on some food groups including fruits, vegetables and low fat dairies in the diet may be helpful for weight maintenance. However, energy intake is the key factor of weight maintenance. Energy intake will decrease by reducing energy density (ED) of a diet without producing short-term calorie restriction or feeling hunger. There are several studies which showed the beneficial effects of low energy density diets on weight reduction. However, few studies discuses regarding the effects of such diets on weight maintenance.

Conditions

• Body Weight Decreased

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	low energy dense	This group received a diet appropriate with their weight in the form of low energy density diet
OTHER	control	This group received a diet appropriate with their weight in the form of an usual diet regarding the energy density.
OTHER	diet	Calorie requirements of each subject were estimated based on resting energy expenditure (by the use of Harris-Benedict equation) and physical activity levels.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-11-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2012-08-07
• Last updated: 2012-08-08