CompletedNot Applicable

Innovative Food Structures to Enhance Nutrient Bioavailability

Ireland80 participantsStarted 2019-11-04

Plain-language summary

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will compare the change in vitamin D status (25-hydroxyvitamin D nmol/L) after a 4 week intervention with 4 groups: 1. Vitamin D enriched (20ug) olive oil emulsion drink 2. Vitamin D enriched (20ug) coconut oil emulsion drink 3. Placebo emulsion drink 4. Vitamin D supplement (20ug) Participants will be randomized to 1 of 4 intervention group. Hypothesis 1: 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are higher in the olive oil emulsion drink group compared to the placebo emulsion drink group post intervention. Hypothesis 2: 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are higher in the olive oil emulsion drink group compared to the coconut oil emulsion drink group post intervention.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: • Healthy adults Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant/lactating * Smokers * Individuals who are not free-living * An inability to read, write or understand English * Following a strict diet for any reason, insulin dependent diabetes, coeliac etc. * Disease that requires chronic therapeutic nutritional or medical treatment * Those with conditions that may affect kidney function * Those with osteoporosis * Those taking supplemental vitamin D * Those who have been on a sun holiday in the last 2 months * Those with a milk protein allergy or lactose intolerance

What they're measuring

Vitamin D status

Timeframe: Baseline to 28 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04156074

SponsorUniversity College Dublin

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-12-31

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