Bitter Taste and Weight Loss in Women

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

107

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2015

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2016

Conditions
ObesityWeight Loss
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Low-Carbohydrate Diet

Participants are provided with a 6-month standard lifestyle intervention where carbohydrate intake is limited to 50 g/day. There is no calorie restriction for participants following the Low-Carbohydrate diet. Gradual increase in physical activity across the trial to \> 40 min per day, 5 times/week.

BEHAVIORAL

Low-fat Diet

Participants are provided with a 6-month standard lifestyle intervention. They will follow an energy restricted, low-fat diet where the daily energy consumption target is 1,200- 1,500 kilocalories/d. The fat intake target is 28% or less of daily kilocalories. Gradual increase in physical activity until participants are active at least 40 min per day, 5 times/week.

Trial Locations (1)

08901

Rutgers University, Department of Food Science, New Brunswick

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Rutgers University

OTHER

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