Palm oil board study: fat vs carbs and your gut
NCT ID NCT05977244
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at how meals with different amounts and types of fat and carbohydrates affect digestion and blood sugar/fat levels in 12 healthy adults. Participants ate test meals and had blood samples taken over 5 hours. The goal was to understand how meal composition influences gut function and metabolism, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Healthy subjects, (n=12-14) without history of chronic disease(s) with body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-25.0 kg/m2 and normal fasting blood glucose status \[\<5.4 mmol/L\] will be enrolled into the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Using pharmacotherapy that interferes with lipid and glucose metabolism or gastrointestinal transit (constipating drugs) or on oral contraceptives (women). 2. Underweight body mass index (BMI): \< 18.5 kg/m2 3. With medical history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), Diabetes Mellitus, dyslipidemia and other chronic diseases, 4. acute or chronic gastrointestinal illness 5. If vulnerable to claustrophobia or anxiety 6. Regular alcohol usage 7. On low-calorie diets 8. Smoking
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital Cancelor Tuanku Mukhriz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia
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Malaysian Palm Oil Board
Kajang, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia
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School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University
Subang Jaya, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia
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