Be Part of Medical Science History and Get Free Meals
We are looking for participants to enroll in the feeding study described below. The feeding schedule will begin September 16, 2007 and be in three phases. Phase 1 will be from September 16, 2007 to November 16, 2007 (8 weeks plus a 1 week run-in). Phase 2 will be from January 6, 2008 to February 29, 2008 (8 weeks) and Phase 3 will be from March 23, 2008 to May 16, 2008 (8 weeks). All study members must participate in all three feeding phases. Supper will be served at Loma Linda University in the Nutrition Department kitchen Sunday through Friday. Daily breakfasts and lunches and all of the Saturday meals will be packed "to go". During the three feeding phases all participants must eat only the food provided by the study kitchen and each participant will be asked to keep a diary to record any deviation from the prescribed diet. The washout phases between feeding phases will be virtually free of dietary restrictions.
The Benefits to You
- Free meals every day for 25 weeks - imagine the savings on your grocery bill!
- Each participant will receive $400 upon completion of the 25-week study
- Body weight will be taken daily during the first two weeks and twice a week thereafter. Food intake will be adjusted as necessary to maintain each participant's body weight.
- You will get a complete laboratory report of your blood lipid analysis
- You will learn some interesting new recipes
- You are guaranteed to meet some interesting people
- You can be part of making a significant contribution to our understanding of nutrition and heart health
If you are
- Between the ages of 20 and 70 years
- Healthy
- Within easy driving distance to Loma Linda University
- Willing to eat a lacto-ovo vegetarian (includes dairy and eggs) diet that is enriched with flaxseed oil, walnuts and a marine omega-3 supplement
- Interested in meeting some new people
- Excited about helping further the study of heart disease prevention
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Then fill in an application now.
Your next step
Proceed to the application form on this website. You can fill it in on-line and send it to us by email (nutstudies@llu.edu), by fax (909-558-4095) or print it and mail it to us at the address provided on the application form. Go to application.
What to expect after you have applied
- After receipt of your application we will speak to you by phone to ascertain your match to our study criteria.
- If you are a potential participant you will be invited to attend an information meeting to further explain the study and answer your questions.
- If you are eligible and are willing, you will sign an informed consent form and be enrolled into the study.
Comparing different types of omega-3 fatty acids
on selected coronary heart disease risk factors in healthy adults
Regular consumption of omega-3 fatty acids from both marine and plant sources has been shown to produce significant heart heatlh benefits in persons with normal blood lipids and and those with high levels of blood lipids. This study will compare the effects of a plant omega-3 enriched diet versus a marine omega-3 enriched diet on blood lipids and other selected heart disease risk factors in healthy adults and, for the first time, look at the possible effect of combining plant and marine omega-3 sources in the diet.
The study will be a carefully controlled feeding study over the course of 25 weeks in three 8-week diet phases (plus an initial 1 week run-in). All participants will consume a typical lacto-ovo vegetarian diet for one week. This will be followed by assignment to one of three groups, each of which will consume an eight week diet on a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet including flaxseed oil or walnuts and a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet including a marine omega-3 supplement.
Study funded by the Center for Health and Nutrition Research at UC Davis.
