Can healthy diets with plant oils improve heart health?
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests if adding plant oils to a healthy diet can improve cholesterol and other heart health markers in people with moderately high cholesterol. It involves following a specific meal plan and having your health monitored over several weeks.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must have moderately high LDL cholesterol (between 100 and 190 mg/dL).
- Your body mass index (BMI) must be between 25 and 40.
- Your blood pressure should be under 140/90 mmHg.
- Your fasting blood sugar should be under 126 mg/dL, and you must not have diabetes.
- You must have had a stable weight (no more than a 10% change) in the last 6 months and not be on a restricted or weight-loss diet.
- You cannot be taking medicines for blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood sugar, and you must avoid certain supplements and tobacco/nicotine products.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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