Haalbaarheidsstudie: Onderzoek naar het effect van twee gezonde voedingspatronen op lichamelijke en psychische klachten.

Different studies have shown that a hunter-gatherer type diet is effective in improving glucose regulation an lipid profile. This research focusses on the question of this type of diet also reduces the number of physical en psychological symptoms.
The main objective is to test feasibility of a cross-over study comparing the effect of two healthy diets on physical an psychological symptoms. The secondairy aim is the estimate effect size. In this cross-over designed studie, 25 individuals of 18 years or older from the normal population will be included. Each participant will eat according to the Dutch Consensus Diet during 4 weeks and according to the Palaeolithic Diet during 4 weeks. Four aspects of feasibility will be studied. First, the amount of time needed to recruit 35 participants. Second, the percentage of participants that completes the study. Third, the extent to which the participants followed the two diets, Fourth, representativeness of our participants for the normal population. Furthermore, we will estimate effect size on physical and psychological complaints.

Different studies have shown that a hunter-gatherer type diet is effective in improving glucose regulation and lipid profile. I want to investigate if the hypothese that this type of diet also reduces the number of physical and psychological symptoms can be proved.

At t=0 a intake questionnaire will be administered.

At t=0, t=4 and and t=8 weeks a questionnaire about the physical and psychological complaints will be administered.

Every week a nutrition questionnaire will be administered.

Each participant will eat according to the Dutch Consensus Diet during 4 weeks and according to the Palaeolithic Diet during 4 weeks.