Garlic Intake And Biomarkers Of Cancer Risk
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Abstracto
Descripción
A crossover design will be utilized with each participant completing each treatment phase; participants will be randomly assigned to a sequence of dietary treatments. There will be a 17-day washout period in between diet periods. Participants will consume a garlic-free diet for the first 10 days of each diet period. The dietary treatments will be administered on day 11 of each diet period. Dietary treatments will be incorporated into food as follows: 1) 5 g (0.175 oz.) of garlic mixed with 15 g margarine on top of 270 kcal white bread, served as breakfast, or 2) 15 g margarine on top of 270 kcal white bread, served as breakfast.
fechas
| Verificado por última vez: | 01/31/2011 |
| Primero enviado: | 02/07/2011 |
| Inscripción estimada enviada: | 02/08/2011 |
| Publicado por primera vez: | 02/09/2011 |
| Última actualización enviada: | 05/31/2017 |
| Última actualización publicada: | 06/01/2017 |
| Fecha de inicio real del estudio: | 06/30/2010 |
| Fecha estimada de finalización primaria: | 07/31/2010 |
| Fecha estimada de finalización del estudio: | 07/31/2010 |
Condición o enfermedad
Intervención / tratamiento
Other: Control
Other: Garlic Treatment
Fase
Grupos de brazos
| Brazo | Intervención / tratamiento |
|---|---|
| Other: Control 270 kcal White bread with 15 g margarine | Other: Control Subjects will consume a garlic-free diet for 10 days. On day 11, subjects will consume 270 kcal white bread with 15 g margarine. |
| Other: Garlic Treatment 270 kcal white bread with 15 g margarine and 5 g crushed garlic | Other: Garlic Treatment Subjects will consume a garlic-free diet for 10 days. On day 11, subjects will consume 270 kcal white bread with 15 g margarine and 5 g crushed garlic. |
Criterio de elegibilidad
| Edades elegibles para estudiar | 40 Years A 40 Years |
| Sexos elegibles para estudiar | All |
| Acepta voluntarios saludables | si |
| Criterios | Inclusion Criteria: - Age 40-80 years Exclusion Criteria: - Younger than 40 years old or older than 80 years old - Use of blood-thinning medications such as Coumadin (warfarin), Dicumarol (dicumarol), or Miradon (anisinidione) - Presence of kidney disease, liver disease, gout, certain cancers, thyroid disease, gastrointestinal, other metabolic diseases or malabsorption syndromes. - Have been pregnant during the previous 12 months, are currently pregnant or lactating, or plan to become pregnant during the study - Follicle stimulating hormone levels above 35 mIU/mL serum - Type 2 diabetes requiring the use of oral antidiabetic agents or insulin - History of eating disorders or other dietary patterns which are not consistent with the dietary intervention (e.g., vegetarians, very low fat diets, high protein diets) - Use of prescription or over-the-counter antiobesity medications or supplements (e.g., phenylpropanalamine, ephedrine, caffeine) during and for at least 6 months prior to the start of the study or a history of a surgical intervention for obesity - Active cardiovascular disease (such as a heart attack or procedure within the past three months or participation in a cardiac rehabilitation program within the last three months, stroke, or history/treatment for transient ischemic attacks in the past three months, or documented history of pulmonary embolus in the past six months). - Use of any tobacco products in past 6 months - Use of oral or IV antibiotics during the month preceding the study or during the study - Unwillingness to abstain from vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements for two weeks prior to the study and during the study - Known (self-reported) allergy or adverse reaction to garlic - Inability to metabolize garlic - Unable or unwilling to give informed consent or communicate with study staff - Self-report of alcohol or substance abuse within the past twelve months and/or current acute treatment or rehabilitation program for these problems (Long-term participation in Alcoholics Anonymous is not an exclusion) - Other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factors that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the intervention protocol |
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Medidas de resultado primarias
1. Garlic metabolites [Day 11 of each treatment period -- before and 3 hours after treatment]
2. Markers of gene expression [Day 11 of each treatment period -- before and 3 hours after treatment]
3. DNA damage [Day 11 of each treatment period -- before and 3 hours after treatment]
4. Oxidative stress [Day 11 of each treatment period -- before and 3 hours after treatment]
5. Biomarkers of inflammation [Day 11 of each treatment period -- before and 3 hours after treatment]
