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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the consumption of two microalgae Chlorella vulgaris and Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) on some biomarkers of metabolic syndrome: Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, Apolipoprotein A and Apolipoprotein B, in overweight / obese subjects with altered lipid profile.
In Spain, obesity epidemic is one of the leading contributors of chronic disease and disability. Obesity is associated with higher morbidity and all-cause mortality risk especially when fat is stored in the abdominal area (i.e., increased visceral adipose tissue, VAT). Although current approaches such as energy restriction may be effective at reducing body fat and improving cardiometabolic health, their long-term adherences are limited. Time-restricted eating (TRE; e.g., 8 hours eating: 16 hours fasting on a daily basis) is a recently emerged intermittent fasting approach with promising cardiovascular benefits. Results from pioneering pilot studies in humans are promising and suggest that simply reducing the eating time window from ≥12 to ≤8-10 hours/day improves cardiometabolic health. However, currently, there is no consensus regarding whether the TRE eating window should be aligned to the early or middle to late part of the day. The EXTREME study will investigate the efficacy and feasibility of three different 8 hours TRE schedules (i.e., early, late and self-selected) over 12 weeks on VAT (main outcome) and cardiometabolic risk factors (secondary outcomes) in adults with overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity. The final goal of the EXTREME study is to demonstrate the health benefits of a novel and pragmatic intervention for the treatment of obesity and related cardiometabolic risk factors; an approach readily adaptable to real-world practice settings, easy for clinicians to deliver, and intuitive for patients to implement and maintain in their lives.
INV-202-CL-105 is a phase 1B study to examine the safety and tolerability, as well as the pharmacokinetics (PK) pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of INV-202 in subjects with metabolic syndrome over 28 days.
Ectopic fat is the accumulation of adipose tissue in anatomical sites not classically associated with fat storage - for example, in the liver and skeletal muscles. Excessive fat accumulation in liver cells, often diagnosed as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a precursor to a wide range of liver conditions and metabolic disorders. The usual standard of care for NAFLD is to advise weight loss through controlled diet and physical activity, but the outcome of weight management and treatment of NAFLD is highly variable. Diet interventions - such as the Mediterranean, ketogenic, paleo, and high-protein-low-carbohydrate diets - have shown varied benefits in the management of NAFLD. However, food-based interventions must align with cultural and regional preferences in food to succeed in making the modifications part of the habitual diet. A recent diet intervention study (Della Pepa et al., 2020) highlighted that the components of a diet, rather than its caloric content, play a greater role in achieving healthier outcomes. In this study, a multifactorial diet intervention using locally sourced and produced meals will be implemented with the aim of reducing elevated liver fat content in healthy women diagnosed with NAFLD. The study will also evaluate the effects of the proposed diet on the participants' metabolic health and describe potential changes in their gut microbiome signatures (via frequent stool samples). The dysregulation of the gut microbiota has been linked to the development of NAFLD and it is known that the composition of the gut microbiota could be modified by dietary intake. This study will investigate the association of gut microbiome signatures with elevated liver fat in Asian women and test whether the dietary intervention will modify their gut microbiota. Finally, ectopic fat in the liver is a highly prevalent condition worldwide but the cut-off values for NAFLD has been largely derived from studies performed in Western populations. This study seeks to cross examine the diagnostic ranges in various clinical assessments of NAFLD that commonly involve ultrasound spectroscopy (Fibroscan), fatty liver indexes (FLI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). This effort seeks to derive appropriate cut-off values for NAFLD in Singaporean-Chinese women.
The components of metabolic syndrome (MetS), particularly obesity and dyslipidemia, are linked to peripheral neuropathy (PN) among patients with diabetes or even without diabetes. Several studies revealed that complementary and herbal medicine could provide a potential for PN management and MetS components. Thus, designing clinical trials with interventions combinations to achieve a considerable improvement is highly recommended. Hesperidin and diosmin, citrus-derived flavonoids, have been reported to possess anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, antidiabetic, and anti-hypertensive effect with high tolerability and safety profile
Modern living and physical inactivity results in many ailments, including obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and inflammatory issues. Though there are a lot of studies on physical training, there is little detail on hybrid training or electrical and voluntary contractions of the musculature. This study investigated the efficiency of hybrid training in biochemistry, ultrasound, and proinflammatory outcomes in middle-aged sedentary and obese women with NAFLD.
"Matkassen - effekten av tre månaders intensiv kostintervention hos barn med fetma/ Family Meals on Prescription.- a randomized controlled trial : The aim of the study was to explore a novel approach for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents through an intensive dietary intervention, consisting of receiving a weekly bag of groceries and recipes for five family meals at a reduced price for three months. Data concerning dietary patterns and food habits, weight, BMI and blood markers for metabolic and cardiovascular disease was collected before the study began and again at the end of the study during the patients' one year follow up appointment at the clinics.
The aim of this study is to investigate the postprandial effects of fat content and fatty acid composition of mixed meals on parameters associated with cardiometabolic diseases. Therefore, older subjects with increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases consume 4 mixed meals with 25 or 50 g of either canola or coconut oil. In a postprandial period of 6 hours, outcomes associated with cardiometabolic risk (e.g., triglycerides) are analyzed.
Coronary heart disease is one of the United Kingdom's biggest killers. In the UK alone 175,000 myocardial infarctions are recorded annually. To lower the financial burden on the National Health Service, cardiac rehabilitation facilitates a systematic and multidisciplinary approach to secondary prevention aimed to improve functional capacity and health-related quality of life, lower rehospitalisation rates and reduce all-cause and cardiovascular mortality with exercise training being the cornerstones. The effectiveness of Cardiac rehabilitation programmes in delivering effective secondary prevention has long been established. Improvements are recorded in cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, balance, co-ordination, and quality of life. However, many patients see little or no change in body mass and body mass index, an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease. Interestingly, the inclusion of nutrition education is rarely reported within specific Cardiac rehabilitation settings, therefore evidence of best practice remains elusive and warrants further investigation. The aim of this trial is to compare: - Usual care - Where patients access to two exercise classes per week and all facilities normally available as part of their cardiac rehabilitation programme. Patients in this group will undergo this approach for 12-weeks. - Usual care + Biggest loser - In addition to Usual care, patients in this group took part in the 'Biggest loser' program in which the patients attended weekly sessions outside of their usual exercise class times. Each session follows a specific theme based on British Heart Foundation healthy eating guidelines. Participants will undergo this approach for 6-weeks and then switch to usual care for 6-weeks. - Usual care + New Education programme. In addition to Usual care, the same weekly topics as the biggest loser are covered yet with bespoke information regarding portion sizes and recipes provided each week and patients given a challenge each week in relation to the topic being covered e.g. include more vegetables. Participants will undergo this approach for 6-weeks and then switch to usual care for 6-weeks. Patients will be tested at baseline, 6-weeks and 12-weeks.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is with 25% the most prevalent liver disorder in Western society and is associated with overweight, obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). NAFLD is defined by a hepatic fat accumulation of more than 5% in the absence of classical causes of steatogenesis (e.g. alcohol and steatogenic drugs). It represents a broad spectrum of clinical entities from steatosis to advanced liver disease with hepatic failure. Most of the patients have simple steatosis, however in about 15-30% non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) develops, which leads to an overall increase in morbidity and mortality due to the progression to fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients with NAFLD have no or few, mainly specific symptoms; and generally there is a silent progression of simple steatosis to NASH and in the end liver-related morbidity and mortality. Despite the clinical importance and the potential impact on healthcare resources, the majority of NAFLD patients are currently not detected due to the lack of non-invasive methods to diagnose NAFLD. To date, the prevalance of NAFLD in Turkey among subjects at risk, and its relation to common comorbidities such as obesity, T2DM and CVD is not clear. Therefore, identification of NAFLD patients in this cohort will give information on the prevalence in the group of uncomplicated overweight and obesity and those with concomitant cardiometabolic diseases. By early detecting these patients at risk to develop progressive liver diseases and extrahepatic manifestations, it will be possible to intervene and improve health. Within this context, this study aims to detect prevalence of NAFLD among risk groups. Also, the risk factors related to NAFLD etiology and progression, such as overweight, obesity, T2DM, CVD, diet and physical activity will be studied to have a better understanding of their presumed causal relationship with NAFLD.