Reversal of Lipid-Induced Insulin Resistance
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Insulin Resistance
NAFLD
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 90
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 250 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Yale University · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to examine whether weight reduction decreases intramyocellular (IMCL) and hepatic lipid content, and improves insulin sensitivity of muscle and fat tissue in people who are insulin resistant and have a family history of type 2 diabetes.
Hepatic mitochondrial oxidation will be assesses using a 3 hour triple tracer study (D7 glucose, 3-13C lactate and 13C4 beta-hydroxyb…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy, sedentary, non-smoking and not taking any medications other than birth control pills.
* Hematocrit \>35%
* Subjects will have no systemic or organ disease including diabetes.
* Subjects will have no history eating disorders.
* Women must be using a form of birth contr…
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