NCT02005224

Effect of Low-carbohydrate/High-fat Diet on Glucose Tolerance and Lipid Profile in Lean, Healthy Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 17 (actual)
• Sponsor: Atlantis Medical University College · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Intervention studying the effect of a low-carbohydrate/high-fat (LCHF) diet as well as on bout of exercise in combination with either a normal diet or a LCHF diet, in relation to glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity, lipid profile and body composition.

Conditions

• Insulin Sensitivity
• Weight

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	LCHF diet and a bout of exercise	Low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet; effect on insulin sensitivity, lipid profile, weight and body composition. Participants ingested LCHF diet for three weeks before undergoing an oral glucose tolerance test. The same afternoon the participated in an one hour indoor bicycle training at 75% at HFpeak. The following morning they underwent a new oral glucose tolerance test. Body composition and weight were measured before and after the intervention. Oral glucose tolerance test was also performed before the intervention for baseline. Blood samples were collected before and after the intervention for lipid profile analyses.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-08-01
• Primary completion: 2012-11-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2013-12-09
• Last updated: 2013-12-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway