Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Randomised Controlled Trial Assessing The Impact Of An Intermittent Energy Restricted Diet On Weight Loss, Insulin Sensitivity and Heart Rate Variability In Men and Women With
Brief Summary: An intermittent energy restricted (IER) diet may modify cardio-metabolic disease risk factors compared to an energy-matched continuous energy restricted (CER) diet. A randomised controlled parallel design trial will determine the impact of a short-term IER diet (2 consecutive days of very low calorie diet (VLCD), 5 days moderate energy restriction each week for a 4 week period), compared to a CER diet, on insulin sensitivity in healthy (disease-free) subjects with central obesity.