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original articleIssue 17 (4) 2018 pp. 399-407
Monika Duś-Żuchowska1, Joanna Bajerska2, Patrycja Krzyżanowska1, Agata Chmurzyńska2, Anna Miśkiewicz-Chotnicka1, Agata Muzsik2, Jarosław Walkowiak1
1Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Metabolic Diseases, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland
2Institute of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Poznań University of Life Science, Poland
2Institute of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Poznań University of Life Science, Poland
The Central European diet as an alternative to the Mediterranean diet in atherosclerosis prevention in postmenopausal obese women with a high risk of metabolic syndrome - a randomized nutrition-al trial
Abstract
Background. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a powerful risk factor for atherosclerosis (AT). The crucial meth- od of minimizing the development of atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestations is lifestyle modifications, including following a healthy diet. The aim of the study was to check if the Central European Diet (CED) could be an alternative to the Mediterranean Diet (MED) in the prevention of AT in patients with a risk of MS.
Methods. The randomized, single-blind nutritional trial involved 144 obese women with a risk of MS. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups and followed MED (n = 72) or CED (n = 72) for 16 weeks. The concentrations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) were measured before and after nutritional intervention.
Results. In both studied groups, the concentrations of hs-CRP decreased significantly after the nutritional in- tervention (CED: p = 0.0107; MED: p = 0.0002). The ADMA levels were significantly lower after nutritional intervention in the CED group (p = 0.0187) but not in the MED group (p = 0.8354). However, the observed changes of hs-CRP concentrations (Δhs-CRP) and ADMA levels (ΔADMA) were not different between the groups (p = 0.5307 and p = 0.0905, respectively).
Conclusion. In the Central European post-menopausal obese population, a well-designed, energy-restricted diet with the use of food items traditional for the region (CED) could be a good alternative to MED in terms of AT prevention.
Keywords: metabolic syndrome, Mediterranean diet, Central European diet, atherosclerosis, hs-CRP, ADMA
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https://doi.org/10.17306/J.AFS.2018.0593
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| MLA | Duś-Żuchowska, Monika, et al. "The Central European diet as an alternative to the Mediterranean diet in atherosclerosis prevention in postmenopausal obese women with a high risk of metabolic syndrome - a randomized nutrition-al trial." Acta Sci.Pol. Technol. Aliment. 17.4 (2018): 399-407. https://doi.org/10.17306/J.AFS.2018.0593 |
| APA | Duś-Żuchowska M., Bajerska J., Krzyżanowska P., Chmurzyńska A., Miśkiewicz-Chotnicka A., Muzsik A., Walkowiak J. (2018). The Central European diet as an alternative to the Mediterranean diet in atherosclerosis prevention in postmenopausal obese women with a high risk of metabolic syndrome - a randomized nutrition-al trial. Acta Sci.Pol. Technol. Aliment. 17 (4), 399-407 https://doi.org/10.17306/J.AFS.2018.0593 |
| ISO 690 | DUś-ŻUCHOWSKA, Monika, et al. The Central European diet as an alternative to the Mediterranean diet in atherosclerosis prevention in postmenopausal obese women with a high risk of metabolic syndrome - a randomized nutrition-al trial. Acta Sci.Pol. Technol. Aliment., 2018, 17.4: 399-407. https://doi.org/10.17306/J.AFS.2018.0593 |