Assessing Metabolic Health With Stable Isotope Tracer Techniques in Adults With Obesity
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Summary
In a crossover design, 8 participants will receive caloric drinks containing stable isotopes. In one arm of the study, participants will consume 6 hourly drinks containing two stable isotopes. Repeated blood, breath, urine, and muscle biopsies will be taken. In the second arm, participants will consume 1 drink containing 75g glucose, labeled with two stable isotopes of glucose. Periodic blood and breath will be taken over three hours.
Description
1. Enrollment, Informed Consent, and Screening Questionnaires (Virtual): Prior to study enrollment, participants will be asked to read a digital copy of an informed consent document provided using the e-Consent framework through the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) system. Should participants have any questions about the study after reading the document, they will be encouraged to contact the research team prior to providing informed consent. Upon provision of informed consent, participants will receive an email with questionnaires designed to assess eligibility for the study through…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 19–59 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * ages 19-59 * Obese \>/= 30 kg/m\^2 and \>/= 102 cm for males and \>/= 88 cm for females * Godin Leisure-time or exercise questionnaire \<14 units Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or become pregnant 2. Any known food allergies 3. Smoker 4. Are physically active 5. Have any known metabolic diseases 6. Have been weight unstable within the last 6 months (lost or gained \>10% of body mass) 7. Non eumenorrheic or on a hormonal birth control
Interventions
- ProcedureIndispensable Amino Acid Oxidation
Participants will ingest six hourly meals designed to provide 50% of the daily intake of 1.1 g·kgLBM. Additional energy (1.5x daily resting metabolic rate), carbohydrate (55%), and fat (35%) will be provided in beverages and protein-free cookies (for palatability). The first drink will contain priming doses of NaH13CO2 (0.176 mg·kg-1), \[13C\]phenylalanine (1.86 mg·kg-1), \[2H5\]phenylalanine (0.34 mg·kg-1) with all subsequent drinks containing 1.2 mg·kg-1 \[13C\]phenylalanine and 0.51 mg·kg-1 \[2H5\]phenylalanine.
- ProcedureStable Isotope Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Participants will consume a 75g glucose drink dissolved in 250 ml of water enriched with \[6,6\_2H2\]glucose and \[13C6\]glucose.
Location
- Freer Hall - University of IllinoisUrbana, Illinois