The Effects of an Obesogenic Lifestyle in Recreationally Active, Young Adults

Description

This clinical trial aims to learn about the alterations in insulin resistance and metabolic flexibility following a transition to an obesogenic lifestyle in fit young men and women. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does adding excess carbohydrates when transitioning to a sedentary lifestyle promote insulin resistance and impaired 24hr glucose regulation in healthy men and women? 2. Does adding excess carbohydrates when transitioning to a sedentary lifestyle lower the body's ability to break down fats and carbohydrates in healthy men and women? 3. Does the added physical activity blunt shifts in carbohydrate and fat oxidation in healthy men and women?

Conditions

Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Obesity, Metabolic Disturbance

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This clinical trial aims to learn about the alterations in insulin resistance and metabolic flexibility following a transition to an obesogenic lifestyle in fit young men and women. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does adding excess carbohydrates when transitioning to a sedentary lifestyle promote insulin resistance and impaired 24hr glucose regulation in healthy men and women? 2. Does adding excess carbohydrates when transitioning to a sedentary lifestyle lower the body's ability to break down fats and carbohydrates in healthy men and women? 3. Does the added physical activity blunt shifts in carbohydrate and fat oxidation in healthy men and women?

The Effects of an Obesogenic Lifestyle in Recreationally Active, Young Adults

The Effects of an Obesogenic Lifestyle in Recreationally Active, Young Adults

Condition
Insulin Resistance
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Durham

University of New Hampshire Cardiometabolic Research Laboratory, Durham, New Hampshire, United States, 03824

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18-30 years of age
  • * Recreationally active completing 75-150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise (\>2 days/week).
  • * Fair cardiorespiratory fitness levels (Men: VO2\>38.4 ml/kg/min; Women: VO2\>32.6 ml/kg/min).
  • * Hypertension (resting or diagnosed)
  • * Impaired fasting blood glucose (\>100mg/dL)
  • * Diagnosed cardiovascular disease
  • * Diagnosed diabetes
  • * Diagnosed cancer
  • * Diagnosed chronic kidney disease
  • * Diagnosed musculoskeletal disorders that prevents the individual from exercising on a bike.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of New Hampshire,

Michael S Brian, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of New Hampshire

Study Record Dates

2026-09-30