Blueberry Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Diabetes, Diabetes |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 45 - 75 |
| Updated: | 5/11/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 19, 2017 |
| End Date: | August 31, 2018 |
Effects of Blueberry Consumption on Cardiometabolic Parameters in Men With Type 2 Diabetes.
Lifestyle strategies that include dietary modification, such as consumption of a plant-based
diet, are well recognized in disease prevention and may improve type 2 diabetes. Various
components of a plant-based diet may contribute to its beneficial health effects, but there
has been keen interest in the possibility that plant polyphenols may have a role. Blueberries
are dietary sources of polyphenols, specifically anthocyanins. To date there are few human
clinical trials evaluating the beneficial health effects of blueberries in populations with
type 2 diabetes. The objective of the study is to determine if freeze-dried blueberries
compared to a blueberry placebo will improve cardiometabolic parameters in men with type 2
diabetes.
diet, are well recognized in disease prevention and may improve type 2 diabetes. Various
components of a plant-based diet may contribute to its beneficial health effects, but there
has been keen interest in the possibility that plant polyphenols may have a role. Blueberries
are dietary sources of polyphenols, specifically anthocyanins. To date there are few human
clinical trials evaluating the beneficial health effects of blueberries in populations with
type 2 diabetes. The objective of the study is to determine if freeze-dried blueberries
compared to a blueberry placebo will improve cardiometabolic parameters in men with type 2
diabetes.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male
- Ages 45 to 75 years at beginning of study
- BMI >25 kg/m2
- HbA1C > 6.5 and < 9
- Medical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for at least 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of insulin
- Presence of chronic kidney disease (GFR < 45 mL/min), liver cirrhosis,
gastrointestinal disease, pancreatic disease, or malabsorption syndromes
- Weight loss of >10% of body weight over the last 6 months; routine participation in
heavy exercise
- Heavy smokers (>20 cigarettes per day)
- Unable or unwilling to give informed consent or communicate with study staff
- Other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factors that in the judgment of the
Principal Investigators may interfere with study participation or the ability to
follow the intervention protocol
- Allergies to blueberries or blueberry products
We found this trial at
1
site
Albany, New York 12208
Principal Investigator: Margaret M. Wilson, MS,RD, CDE
Phone: 518-626-6447
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