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Study aim
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Assessing the effect of dietary protein source (animal vs plant-based proteins) on metabolic responses, appetite, and arterial stiffness indexes during the postprandial phase in overweight and obese men
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Design
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Randomized crossover clinical trial, with two intervention groups, on 46 overweight and obese men. Randomization will be done using a random number table.
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Settings and conduct
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Interventions include two protein-based meals with different protein sources (animal and plant-based proteins). Each subject will complete two interventions on 2 different days with a washout period of one week between trials. On the test day, indirect calorimetry, Pulse Wave Velocity, subjective appetite, and venous blood will be measured in fasting state. After consuming test meals, the mentioned measurements will be done during 6 hours. This study will be conducted at Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad, located in the northeast of Iran.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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The Inclusion criteria are apparently healthy men between the age of 18 and 60 years old, BMI between 25 and 35 kg/m2. The exclusion criteria are professional athletes, being a current smoker, use of medications or supplements affecting energy and protein metabolism, appetite, and more than 10% change in body weight within the past 6 months.
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Intervention groups
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The two protein-based breakfast meals with different protein sources (animal or plant-based proteins. The test meals consist of 30% protein, 40% carbohydrate, and 30% fat. Each subject will complete two interventions with a one-week washout period between trials.
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Main outcome variables
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Thermic effect of the test meals, resting measurements of energy expenditure and substrate, appetite response, lipid profile, insulin, and blood glucose, as well as arterial stiffness indices, including pulse wave velocity and augmentation index.