Obesity Clinical Trials

Macronutrients and Body Fat Accumulation: A Mechanistic Feeding Study

This study will evaluate the effects of dietary carbohydrate and sugar consumption, independent of energy content, on body fatness and metabolism in a rigorous feeding study.

The Beef and Heart Health Study

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of substituting predominantly starchy vegetables and refined grains with 6 oz/day of lean unprocessed beef in the USDA's Healthy Vegetarian Eating Patter on cardio metabolic risk factors in healthy adults.

Profiling of the Gut Microbiome in Overweight Youth with T1D and Associations with Biomarkers of b-cell Stress and Death.

The central hypothesis is that the gut microbiome will be altered in obese vs. lean youths with T1D (and when compared to healthy non-diabetic lean and obese youths) and that this could be related to differences in β-cell stress/death.

Effects of consuming ounce equivalent portions of fresh pork versus nuts, beans, and eggs, as defined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans on essential amino acid substrate availability for protein anabolism in older adults

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Pilot study of the effect of weight loss on breast tissue and blood biomarkers in women at increased risk for breast cancer

The purpose of this study is to see the effects that weight loss after bariatric surgery might have on certain breast cancer biomarkers and breast density.

Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating the Role of Weight Loss in Adjuvant Treatment of Overweight and Obese Women With Early Breast Cancer

This randomized phase III trial studies whether weight loss in overweight and obese women may prevent breast cancer from coming back (recurrence).

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