CompletedNot Applicable

Egg Cholesterol Consumption, Blood Cholesterol and Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy

United States36 participantsStarted 2005-11

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of dietary cholesterol administered as whole egg or egg white (control)on muscle mass gain with resistance training in a young old population of men and women (age 50-69). It is hypothesized that dietary cholesterol will be significantly associated to muscle mass gain.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years – 69 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * men and women aged 50-69 * able to perform exercise testing and training Exclusion Criteria: * blood pressure \> 160/100 * cardiac arrhythmias * cancer * hernia * aortic aneurysm * kidney disease * lung disease * total cholesterol \> 240 mg/dl or \< 160 mg/dl * current use of cholesterol lowering medications * actively participating in \>1 hour per week of resistance training

What they're measuring

Primary: Strength and muscle gain (DEXA)

Timeframe: after 12 weeks of resistance training

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00260442

SponsorTexas A&M University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2008-05

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