Active clinical trials for "Overweight"

The goal of this research study is to learn more about the hormones that muscles make during exercise, and if those hormones are associated with type 2 diabetes risk in adults who are overweight or obese. Participants will undergo exercise testing on an upright bicycle, with blood samples taken for muscle hormones before and after exercise. The hypothesis is that adults with overweight/obesity and insulin resistance will have an impaired muscle hormone profile in response to exercise compared to adults with overweight/obesity who are not insulin resistant.

The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that dietary weight loss (WL) through alternate day fasting (ADF) will enhance appetite control, health markers and wellbeing following WL compared to standard daily calorie restriction (CR).

Soybean peptides are a mixture of active peptides obtained from the hydrolysis of soybean protein, which have biological activities such as antioxidant, blood pressure lowering, anti-fatigue and lipid lowering, etc. They can regulate food intake, increase satiety, and reduce fat body ratio by reducing cholesterol and triglyceride content and stimulating CCK secretion.Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a set of linoleic acid with conjugated unsaturated double bond, the location and structure of the isomers have been approved by the ministry of health in China as a new resource food , widely used in areas such as health care products, functional foods and food additives, animal experiments showed that it has reduce tumor, atherosclerosis, obesity risk.Therefore, in this study, the effect of conjugated linoleic acid combined with soybean peptide on overweight and obese people was investigated in a randomized controlled manner.

This is a single-center observational study on adolescents to determine predictors of the early steps of the formation of atherosclerosis and to quantify their influence on Intima-Media-Thickness of the carotid artery and the aorta and on the Pulse-Wave Velocity. A long-term follow-up by means of record linkage is furthermore planned to evaluate the effect of early atherosclerosis and the cardiovascular risk profile on future morbidity with a special focus cardio- and cerebrovascular events.

The purpose of this study is to compare an onsite to virtual whole-body high intensity interval training (HIIT) program on anthropometric variables, aerobic fitness measures, and vascular markers of cardiac risk in a single study of overweight and obese women.

This study has purpose to assess the effect of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)-fortified milk powder with nutrition counseling and nutrition module in body weight and body fat mass among overweight and obese adult in Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of acetaminophen on pain response and inflammation.

In Denmark and the western world, there is an increasing prevalence of obesity probably due to a combination of inadequate daily physical activity and a high energy intake. One approach to achieve weight loss and change life style is to participate in an intensive supervised prolonged life style modification course. The immediate effect is often positive, but over time the overall effect is limited as the majority will not maintain weight loss and a changed life style. The purpose of this study is therefore to characterize the physiological factors that determine/influence the capacity to maintain weight loss and a healthy lifestyle after a prolonged lifestyle intervention. The investigators have the following research questions: Are there physiological traits and characteristics that mediate better adherence to lifestyle changes and weight loss? Does the adaptation in muscle oxidative capacity after lifestyle intervention predict success in maintaining weight loss and lifestyle changes? How does gender and age influence the capacity to maintain the lifestyle induced adaptation in muscle and adipose tissue and maintaining weight loss? The study design is cross-sectional and will be based on a lifestyle intervention, as it is practiced in a real life setting at Ubberup folk high school. The investigators will recruit former participants of this lifestyle style intervention. 50 % who maintained a weight loss and a healthy life style and 50 % who did not.

Background: - Some people who are obese may have decreased muscle strength. They may have greater muscle mass shown in scans, but they show poor results in exercise tests. Poor muscle strength might cause some of the difficulty with exercise performance. Researchers want to test muscle strength in the arms and legs of overweight women. They will also see how insulin resistance affects muscle strength in these women. Objectives: To test muscle strength in overweight women. To see if insulin resistance affects muscle strength. Eligibility: - Women at least 18 years of age who are overweight (body mass index greater than 25 kg/m2). Design: Participants will be asked to fast before having an initial blood test to measure glucose and insulin levels. On a different day, they will have the strength testing. The first test will measure leg muscle strength by testing the quadriceps and the hamstrings. The second test will measure arm muscle strength by testing the biceps and triceps. The final test will measure hand muscle (grip) strength. All the tests should take about an hour.

A four week intervention will take place with the participants. They will undergo 6 days a week of high intensity training. They will also be at a 40% energy deficiency. One group will have a normal intake of protein, 1.2g/kg, while the other will have 2.4g/kg. It is our thesis that the participants with the higher protein will retain more lean mass.