Brazil Nut Consumed on the Metabolic Profile, Oxidative Stress and Nutritive Microcirculatory Patterns

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile, state redox and endothelial function in obese adolescents.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

12 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research in Vascular Biology (BioVasc), Biomedical Center, State University of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

About this study

The purpose this research is to check if Brazil Nuts consumed improvement the metabolic profile (lipid profile, glucose, insulin), state redox (about glutathione peroxidase, isoprostane and LDL-ox) and endothelial function (by videocapillaroscopy) in obese adolescents (12-18 years).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

pubertal girls obese (BMI > 30 kg/m) -

Exclusion criteria

Consumption of nuts Loss weight before the research chronic disease (hypertension)

Treatment and study plan

Brazil Nut

Dietary Supplement

During 16 weeks the adolescents consumed 3-5 nuts/day

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rio de Janeiro State University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Brazil Nut Consumed on the Metabolic Profile, Oxidative Stress and Skin Microcirculatory Patterns in Obese Female Adolescents

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Jul 13, 2009
Registry last updated: Jul 14, 2009

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