NCT02529228

Combined Effects of Meal Frequency and Protein Load on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation · Other Government
• Sex: Male
• Age: 21 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study examines the effect of meal frequency and meal composition on risk factors of cardiometabolic disease.

Detailed description

Cardio-Metabolic Disease (CMD) is the leading cause of death globally \& in Singapore. Large scale epidemiological evidence confirmed that elevated postprandial Glucose, Insulin, Triglycerides are major risk factors for CMD. Recent evidence suggests benefits from high protein diets but the health effects of eating smaller meals remain enigmatic. The aim of this study is to examine Meal frequency (2-large vs 6-smaller isocaloric meals), under High or Low Protein loads on acute postprandial health biomarkers . The investigators hypothesized that Higher Protein \& Higher Meal Frequency would be beneficial for cardiometabolic health.

Conditions

• Metabolic Disease
• Cardiovascular Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Meal (Eating) Frequency	Dividing meal intake into 2 or 6 meals with equal energy content
OTHER	Protein Composition	Consuming meals with higher or lower protein.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-12-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2015-08-01
• First posted: 2015-08-20
• Last updated: 2015-08-20