Can your diet rewire your metabolism? scientists investigate
NCT ID NCT02298725
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how two different nutritionally balanced diets affect insulin levels and other markers of metabolic health in 52 adults who are overweight or at risk for diabetes. Participants followed each diet while maintaining their weight, and researchers measured changes in insulin sensitivity, cholesterol, and other blood markers. The goal was to understand how diet composition can influence disease risk, even when calories stay the same.
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Study facts
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- 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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2014
- Finished
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Mar 2017
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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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20 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Premenopausal by self-report * Body Mass Index 25-39.9 kg/m2 * Fasting glucose ≥100 and \<126 mg/dL and/or * Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) 2-hour glucose ≥140 and \<199 mg/dL and/or * Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) score \<0.315 and/or * Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) \>3.67, or log HOMA \>0.085 and/or * Glycated Hemoglobin HbA1c ≥5.7 and \<6.5fasting glucose ≥100 and \<126 mg/dL and/or * Fasting triglyceride concentrations \>150 mg/dL and/or * LDL cholesterol \>100 mg/dL and/or * HDL cholesterol \<40 mg/dL. Exclusion Criteria: * BMI \<25 and \>39.9 kg/m2 * Presence of any metabolic diseases, by self-report * Gastrointestinal disorders by self-report * Presence of cancer or other serious chronic disease by self-report * Current use of prescribed or over the counter weight loss medications * Pregnant * Lactating * Current use of tobacco * Moderate or strenuous physical activity \>30 min/day, 5 or more days per week * Weight change \>5% of body weight during the previous 6 months * Dietary restrictions that would interfere with consuming the intervention foods
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinical Translational Science Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Davis, California, 95616, United States
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