Energy and Nutrient Profiles When Asians Transit From a Meat-based to a Plant-based Diet: A Modelling Exercise

This study aims to model and present a simulation exercise to assess the nutritional effects of replacing meat-based protein with meat analogues. The hypothesis of our study is to understand if any positive or detrimental effects on nutrition and health will ensue, when people replace a meat-based diet with plant-based and alternative protein substitutes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Nutrition, Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Observational Survey

Detailed Description

A total of up 100 participants (Chinese/Malay/Indian), non-vegetarians, aged between 21 to 99 years, literate and numerate will be recruited for this study. Participants will be required to complete a 4-day food record as part of the exercise. To ensure accuracy of food records, participants will be requested to either weigh their foods or take photographs of all food and drink consumed during the duration of the study. After all the food records have been collected, the data will be analysed using food composition tables. Nutritional profiles of all participants will be generated. Animal-based products will then be substituted with plant-based counterparts and a new nutritional profile will be generated for each participant.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 50

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Singapore
  • Singapore, Singapore, 117599
    • Clinical Nutrition Research Centre

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 17 years to 95 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy Asian, non-vegetarian, literate and numerate participants aged between 21-99 years.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy males and females
• 21-99 years old
• Non-vegetarians
• Access to smart phone devices if participants intend to use photographic methods

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-english speaking
• Members of any vulnerable populations
• Members of the research team or their immediate family members. Immediate family member is defined as a spouse, parent, child, or sibling, whether biological or legally adopted

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Healthy Asian; Healthy Asian, non-vegetarian that is aged between 21 to 99, literate and numerate.	Other: Observational Survey; Collection of a 4-day food record

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Protein	Food record of dietary protein intake	4 days
Carbohydrates	Food record of carbohydrate intake	4 days
Fats	Food record of fat intake	4 days
Minerals	Food record of mineral intake	4 days
Dietary fibre	Food record of dietary fibre intake	4 days
Cholesterol	Food record of cholesterol intake	4 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Clinical Nutrition Research Centre, Singapore
• Collaborators: Prince September Pte Ltd Singapore

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 5, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 20, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): November 28, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 23, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 23, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): December 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 2, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 23, 2022
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: plant-based alternative protein
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2021-110

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No