About this trial

This observational study aims to investigate the impact of different dietary patterns on brain tissue biomarkers in healthy young adults by measuring blood levels of NfL and GFAP.

The primary research question is: Do vegan, vegetarian, or omnivorous diets influence NfL and GFAP levels?

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Healthy individuals who have followed a vegan, vegetarian, or omnivorous diet for at least one consecutive year

Aged between 18 and 40 years

Provision of written informed consent

Disqualifiers

Diagnose neurological disorders (e.g. neurodegenerative, inflammatory, autoimmune, infectious, vascular)

Eating disorders

Excessive alcohol consumption

Pregnancy

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

300 Participants
are grouped into 3 trial groups

Locations

1
Christian-Doppler-Klinik5020, SalzburgState of Salzburg, Austria

Sponsors and collaborators

Salzburger Landeskliniken

Lead sponsor

Medizinische Einrichtungen der Universität Düsseldorf

Collaborator

Medizinische Fakultät der Universität zu Köln

Collaborator

Universitätsklinkum Münster - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik B

Collaborator