Official Title: Effect of Daily Fresh Watermelon Consumption on Gut and Cardiometabolic Health in Young Adults with Overweight and Obesity
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of daily fresh watermelon consumption for 6-weeks on gut health including microbiome diversity gut barrier and immune function in young adults with overweight and obesity The main questions it aims to answer are
1 Will consuming fresh watermelon daily for 6-weeks will improve intestinal barrier health and increase microbiome diversity such as an increased population of beneficial probiotic bacteria when compared to control participants consuming a low-fat snack 2 Will consuming fresh watermelon daily for six-weeks will improve other health measures including body-composition blood pressure blood vessel function blood lipid profiles and measures of inflammation as compared to control participants consuming a low-fat snack for the same time period