NCT03642925

Efficacy of Balanced Nutrition Meal Replacement Along With a Caloric Restriction on Body Weight Control

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chung Shan Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The present study was designed to evaluate the impact of a nutritionally balanced conventional meal replacement diet with caloric restriction (intervention for 8 weeks) in Taiwanese obese subjects. Various parameters like anthropometric (body weight, body fat, waist circumference), lipid profile (TC, LDL-c and TG), cardiovascular risk factors, glycemic and oxidative markers as well as renal and hepatic markers were evaluated.

Detailed description

The present study was designed to evaluate the impact of a nutritionally balanced conventional meal replacement diet (rich in soy/pea protein and soluble fibers) with caloric restriction in Taiwanese obese subjects. Obese subjects (BMI\>27; n=50, male 23, female 27) were recruited and requested to replace two meals/day (breakfast and lunch or dinner) by balanced nutritional meal replacement diet (equal to 240 kcal) for 8 weeks with one regular meal and make sure the daily target calorie limit should be less than 1500 kcal/day for men and 1200 kcal/day for women.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Diet Modification
• Nutrient; Excess

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Meal replacement diet	Obese subjects were requested to replace two meals/day (breakfast and lunch or dinner) by balanced nutritional meal replacement diet (equal to 240 kcal) for 8 weeks with one regular meal and make sure the daily target calorie limit should be less than 1500 kcal/day for men and 1200 kcal/day for women.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-11-21
• Primary completion: 2016-01-21
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2018-08-22
• Last updated: 2018-08-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan