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NCT Number: NCT03411005

Metabolic Availability of Lysine From Sorghum in Adult Men

Protein is the key determinant of growth and bodily functions. The quality of food proteins depend on their amino acid content and the amount of amino acids used by the body to make proteins. Globally Cereal Grains (CG) provide 50% of the calories and protein in the diet and exceed 80% in poorer developing countries. In many of those countries, sorghum is the major cereal grain in the diet. The protein in sorghum is low in the essential amino acid lysine. Hence sorghum protein is of low quality. Low lysine affects protein synthesis in the body. Cooking methods also affect the lysine available from foods to the body.The protein can be complemented by the addition of lentils to augment the low lysine content. However, lentils are prohibitively expensive in some developing countries.

As the human population increases, the world faces the continuous challenge of maximizing a limited food supply. Protein quality (PQ) evaluation of sorghum directly in humans would allow us to bridge the gap in knowledge between what is required and how best to provide.The information gathered from this project will provide the first direct experimental data on PQ of sorghum protein in humans on which nutrition recommendations can be built.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Men

Age range

18 year–49 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, M5G1X8, Canada

About this study

Each subject will be part of 8 different experimental diets, and randomly assigned to one of the diets every time.

4 reference diet would be based on egg protein composition, 3 sorghum diets would have protein from cooked sorghum and 1 mixed meal would comprise of cooked sorghum and lentils.

Each experimental diet will be studied over 3 days: 2 adaptation and 1 study day. The 2 adaptation meals would be consumed at home. On the study day 3, following a 12-h overnight fast, subjects will come to the research unit at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON for a period of 7.5 h and consume the diet as 9 hourly meals. The first 3 meals would be consumed at home.

For the duration of all experiments, subjects will consume a daily multivitamin supplement to ensure adequate vitamin intake.

Measurements:

Resting energy expenditure (REE) will be measured by open-circuit indirect calorimetry Body composition (fat and fat free mass) will be measured by BIA and Skin Fold. Breath samples will be collected after the 4th and 7th meals.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male, age 18 - 49 yrs Healthy, with no known clinical condition which would affect protein or AA metabolism, ex. Diabetes Stable Body Weight Not on any medications that could affect protein or amino acid metabolism e.g. steroids

Exclusion criteria

  • Unwillingness to participate or unable to tolerate the diet Recent history of weight loss within the last 3 months or on a weight reducing diet Inability to tolerate study diets (ex. Allergy to ingredients)

Treatment and study plan

Metabolic availability of lysine in sorghum

Dietary Supplement

Four levels of lysine intakes will be provided by the reference protein drinks, 3 levels of lysine from sorghum and 1 level from sorghum with lentils.

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessment of the protein quality of Sorghum by determining the Metabolic availability of Lysine.

    Time frame: 2 years

    The MA of lysine in sorghum will be studied using the IAAO technique with L-(1-13C) phenylalanine as the indicator. In order to determine the MA of lysine, four levels of lysine will be tested; (5, 8, 12, 15 mg/kg/d which represent 13, 21, 32 and 40% of the lysine requirement for adults (37 mg/kg/d)) in five healthy adult men in a repeated measures design. Each subject will participate in 8 experiments: 4 lysine intakes as L-lysine from crystalline amino acid, 3 intakes of lysine from sorghum prepared by moist cooking and 1 experiment for dietary complementation with lentils. The MA of lysine will be estimated by comparing the IAAO response to varying intakes of Lysine in cooked sorghum compared with the IAAO response to lysine intakes in the reference protein (crystalline amino acid mixture patterned after egg protein) using the slope ratio method.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Hospital for Sick Children

Other

Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Registry information

Official study title

Application of the Indicator Amino Acid Oxidation Technique for the Determination of Metabolic Availability of Lysine From Sorghum Protein, in Young Adult Men

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jan 25, 2018
Registry last updated
Apr 8, 2019

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