An interventional study of Coconut oil and Butter in Dietary Modification, sponsored by University of Reading. Status unknown at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 50 Years to 75 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-17.
Sponsored by University of Reading · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
This is a randomised trial in which healthy volunteers, men and women aged 50-75 years from the general community are randomized into one of three arms: participants will be provided with 50 gm extra virgin coconut oil, or 50 grams butter or 50 extra virgin olive oil to be eaten daily for a month. The food will be provided in the form of processed cheese to mask participants. The key outcome is blood low density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations and secondary outcomes blood lipid profile (total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides) and anthropometric measures: weight and waist circumference. This trial is powered to detect a difference of 0.5 mmol/L LDL-cholesterol difference between the trial arms.
This is a randomized trial in which healthy volunteers from the general community are randomized into one of three arms: consumption of 50 gm of extra virgin coconut oil daily OR 50gm of butter daily OR 50gm of extra virgin olive oil daily (50gm is about 2 ounces, or 2 table spoons), to be consumed over a one month period. The food will be provided in the form of processed cheese to mask participants.
After full informed consent, participants will attend an assessment visit and have a baseline measures of weight, height, waist circumference, blood pressure, a blood sample for assessment of blood lipids and other metabolic markers, and fill in a health questionnaire and dietary questionnaire. Participants will be randomly allocated to one of three arms: coconut oil, butter or olive oil and will be given supplies of these
After one month, participants will return for follow up assessment which will include a repeat blood sample, anthropometric measures and blood pressure, and questionnaire.
Blood samples collected by venipuncture will be stored at the University of Reading.
At the end of the study, all participants will be given the individual participant results of the anthropometric measures and lipid profiles at baseline and follow up as well as the overall findings of the trial.
Exclusion Criteria:
50g extra virgin coconut oil to be consumed daily for four weeks
Other: Coconut oil
50g Butter to be consumed daily for four weeks
Other: Butter
50g extra virgin olive oil to be consumed daily for four weeks
Other: Olive oil
50g extra virgin coconut oil daily for four weeks
50g butter daily for four weeks
50g extra virgin olive oil daily for four weeks
LDL-Cholesterol
Blood LDL cholesterol concentrations
Time frame: 4 weeks
Triglycerides
Blood triglycerides
Time frame: 4 weeks
HDL cholesterol
Blood HDL cholesterol
Time frame: 4 weeks
Total Cholesterol
Total Blood Cholesterol
Time frame: 4 weeks
Plan to share: No
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