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Introduction: Stroke is the second cause of death and the third of years of life lost worldwide. In Chile, stroke is the second cause of death. Ischemic stroke represents roughly 80% of all strokes. The 11 risk factors responsible for 91.8% of the population attributable risk of ischemic stroke are:
This investigation is a randomized, controlled clinical trial among 66 (for a final n of 50) women with ovarian and endometrial cancer. Patients are randomized to one of two study arms for 12 weeks: usual care plus the ketogenic diet (KD) or usual care plus dietary recommendations endorsed by the
Research Strategy Design. The study investigators propose recruiting 40 middle-aged (45-65 years) participants from the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center's (ADRC) "IMPACT" cohort to participate in a 12 week diet and exercise intervention with a 6-month follow-up. The Wisconsin ADRC has a
Overweight and obesity in the United States and other industrialized countries represents a significant and growing health problem. Individuals who are overweight or obese increase their risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes (T2D), and the metabolic syndrome. Obesity affects both genders
This study is designed as a non-randomized, interventional 36 week trial. The dietary intervention is executed in free living conditions with participants engaging in their regular daily work and social activities.
The dietary intervention was executed in free-living conditions with participants
The trial is designed as a randomized, controlled, statistician blinded, 2-arm parallel study to investigate the effects of avocado consumption compared to non-avocado control foods which have opposing macronutrients (avocado is relatively higher in fat and in low carbohydrate and the control foods
Cancer patient's whole body metabolism is characterized by an increased fat oxidation rate and a decrease ability to metabolize glucose for energy demands (insulin resistance). In preliminary studies it was shown, that a fat rich diet allows to spare muscle mass from being reduced due to catabolic
Subjects: Thirty overweight hyperlipidemic subjects who wish to lose weight.
Design:
- Protocol (Metabolic Study): will be randomized to either the Eco-Atkins diet (15 subjects) or NCEP diet (15 subjects). The diets will be provided for the one month period with the aim of inducing the same weight