NCT06190587

Effect of Goji Berry Consumption on Biochemical Parameters

The Evaluation of the Impact of Goji Berry Consumption Some Biochemical Parameters in Healthy Individuals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Goji Berry as a functional food have been shown to reduce risk of hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, etc. However, human studies are limited in this area. In this study, it has been aimed to evaluate the effect of goji berry consumption on some biochemical parameters in healthy individuals.

Detailed description

Healthy individuals have been divided into control and study groups. Individuals in both group have same characteristics such as age, gender, and body mass index (Control Group: 35 individuals - Study Group: 35 individuals). Both group were asked to maintain their normal diets. In addition, the study group consume 20 g of dried goji berry per day and did not consume any fruit with a similar antioxidant content during the 8 weeks study period. The control group was asked to exclude goji berry and similar fruits with high antioxidant content from their diet during the 8 weeks study period. The 20 g goji berry for per day was given weekly to each individual in a study group in transparent bags. At the beginning of the study and every 15 days, food consumption record for 3 consecutive days (2 weekdays and 1 weekend), a 3-day physical activity record, and anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist and hip circumferences, body composition analysis) were taken. Blood parameters (total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), triglyceride, glucose, insulin, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), HbA1c) of individuals were taken at the beginning and the end of the study.

Conditions

• Healthy
• Hyperlipidemias

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Goji Berry	As a functional food goji berry contains 19 amino acids, 21 minerals, a wide range of carotenoids (β-Carotene, Neoxanthin, Cryptoxanthin, Zeaxanthin), polysaccharides, flavonoids, phytosterols, vitamin A, C and E.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-15
• Primary completion: 2023-10-01
• Completion: 2023-10-30
• First posted: 2024-01-05
• Last updated: 2024-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Cyprus