Additional Daily Intake of Eggs for Improving Metabolic Outcomes and Choline Levels in Individuals With Obesity: Phase I Study
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Dietary supplement
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of additional daily egg intake on metabolic phenotypes and metabolism in the context of obesity.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 30
Maximum Age: 65
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• Male or female participant of any race or ethnicity between 30-65 (inclusive) years of age
• BMI \> 30 kg/m2
• Non-smoker
• Willing to consume 3 eggs per day for one dietary period of 4 weeks
• Willing to avoid eggs during the rest of the study except for eggs that are provided
• Willing to follow the study protocol including maintaining usual lifestyle during the entire study
Locations
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Canada
Research Center of the Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - ULaval
RECRUITING
Québec
Contact Information
Primary
Clara E. Cho, PhD
claracho@uoguelph.ca
(519) 824-4120
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-01-24
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 20
Treatments
Experimental: 4 weeks of additional daily intake of 3 whole eggs
No intervention: 4 weeks of habitual diet without daily intake of eggs (baseline) will be followed by 4 weeks of additional daily intake of 3 whole eggs then no intervention: 4 weeks of habitual diet without daily intake of eggs (washout)
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Sponsors
Collaborators: Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, University Laval
Leads: University of Guelph