Clinical Trial: Does What You Eat Affect Your Brain

Study Status: RECRUITING
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Official Title: Assessing the Effect of Diet on Hypothalamic Gliosis in Humans

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate the human hypothalamus for signs of inflammation in response to specific diets.
This research may lead to a better understanding of how poor nutritional quality may lead to obesity through effects on regions of the brain known to regulate body weight.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: University of Washington

Current Primary Outcome: T2 relaxation time as measured by brain MRI

Original Primary Outcome: T2 relaxation time as measured by brain MRI

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Information By: University of Washington

Dates:
Date Received: September 23, 2022
Date Started: January 13, 2023
Date Completion: January 13, 2023
Last Updated: March 13, 2023
Last Verified: March 01, 2023