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"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
|| ....another high fat vs high carb diet comparison...the hdl results || are interesting. || || http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...pubmed&dopt=Ab stract&list_uids=14574348 || || Almonds vs complex carbohydrates in a weight reduction program. || || Wien MA, Sabate JM, Ikle DN, Cole SE, Kandeel FR. || || City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. || || || OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of an almond-enriched (high || monounsaturated fat, MUFA) or complex carbohydrate-enriched (high || carbohydrate) formula-based low-calorie diet (LCD) on || anthropometric, body composition and metabolic parameters in a || weight reduction program. DESIGN: A randomized, prospective 24-week || trial in a free-living population evaluating two distinct || macronutrient interventions on obesity and metabolic || syndrome-related parameters during weight reduction. SUBJECTS: In || total, 65 overweight and obese adults (age: 27-79 y, body mass index || (BMI): 27-55 kg/m(2)). INTERVENTION: A formula-based LCD enriched || with 84 g/day of almonds (almond-LCD; 39% total fat, 25% MUFA and || 32% carbohydrate as percent of dietary energy) or self-selected || complex carbohydrates (CHO-LCD; 18% total fat, 5% MUFA and 53% || carbohydrate as percent of dietary energy) featuring equivalent || calories and protein. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Various || anthropometric, body composition and metabolic parameters at || baseline, during and after 24 weeks of dietary intervention. || RESULTS: LCD supplementation with almonds, in contrast to complex || carbohydrates, was associated with greater reductions in weight/BMI || (-18 vs -11%), waist circumference (WC) (-14 vs -9%), fat mass (FM) || (-30 vs -20%), total body water (-8 vs -1%) and systolic blood || pressure (-11 vs 0%), P=0.0001-0.05. A 62% greater reduction in || weight/BMI, 50% greater reduction in WC and 56% greater reduction in || FM were observed in the almond-LCD as compared to the CHO-LCD || intervention. Ketone levels increased only in the almond-LCD group || (+260 vs 0%, P0.02). High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) || increased in the CHO-LCD group and decreased in the almond-LCD group || (+15 vs -6%, P=0.05). Glucose, insulin, diastolic blood pressure, || total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein || cholesterol (LDL-C) and LDL-C to HDL-C ratio decreased significantly || to a similar extent in both dietary interventions. Homeostasis model || analysis of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) decreased in both study || groups over time (almond-LCD: -66% and || CHO-LCD: -35%, P0.0001). Among subjects with type 2 diabetes, || diabetes medication reductions were sustained or further reduced in || a greater proportion of almond-LCD as compared to CHO-LCD subjects || (96 vs 50%, respectively) [correction]. CONCLUSION: Our findings || suggest that an almond-enriched LCD improves a preponderance of the || abnormalities associated with the metabolic syndrome. Both dietary || interventions were effective in decreasing body weight beyond the || weight loss observed during long-term pharmacological interventions; || however, the almond-LCD group experienced a sustained and greater || weight reduction for the duration of the 24-week intervention. || Almond supplementation of a formula-based LCD is a novel alternative || to self-selected complex carbohydrates and has a potential role in || reducing the public health implications of obesity. || || Publication Types: || Clinical Trial || Randomized Controlled Trial Hmmm, I'm gonna make one of Myra's cheesecakes now, after reading how good the almonds are for me! -- Peter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo |
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oh crissakes... people will make a fad diet out of anything, wont they?
rofl...would help if i read the article tho. -- _____________________________ This be Tia's SIG!!! YAY! "Ignoramus12588" wrote in message ... outstanding article, thanks. i On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:36:57 -0500, Roger Zoul wrote: ....another high fat vs high carb diet comparison...the hdl results are interesting. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=14574348 Almonds vs complex carbohydrates in a weight reduction program. Wien MA, Sabate JM, Ikle DN, Cole SE, Kandeel FR. City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of an almond-enriched (high monounsaturated fat, MUFA) or complex carbohydrate-enriched (high carbohydrate) formula-based low-calorie diet (LCD) on anthropometric, body composition and metabolic parameters in a weight reduction program. DESIGN: A randomized, prospective 24-week trial in a free-living population evaluating two distinct macronutrient interventions on obesity and metabolic syndrome-related parameters during weight reduction. SUBJECTS: In total, 65 overweight and obese adults (age: 27-79 y, body mass index (BMI): 27-55 kg/m(2)). INTERVENTION: A formula-based LCD enriched with 84 g/day of almonds (almond-LCD; 39% total fat, 25% MUFA and 32% carbohydrate as percent of dietary energy) or self-selected complex carbohydrates (CHO-LCD; 18% total fat, 5% MUFA and 53% carbohydrate as percent of dietary energy) featuring equivalent calories and protein. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Various anthropometric, body composition and metabolic parameters at baseline, during and after 24 weeks of dietary intervention. RESULTS: LCD supplementation with almonds, in contrast to complex carbohydrates, was associated with greater reductions in weight/BMI (-18 vs -11%), waist circumference (WC) (-14 vs -9%), fat mass (FM) (-30 vs -20%), total body water (-8 vs -1%) and systolic blood pressure (-11 vs 0%), P=0.0001-0.05. A 62% greater reduction in weight/BMI, 50% greater reduction in WC and 56% greater reduction in FM were observed in the almond-LCD as compared to the CHO-LCD intervention. Ketone levels increased only in the almond-LCD group (+260 vs 0%, P0.02). High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) increased in the CHO-LCD group and decreased in the almond-LCD group (+15 vs -6%, P=0.05). Glucose, insulin, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and LDL-C to HDL-C ratio decreased significantly to a similar extent in both dietary interventions. Homeostasis model analysis of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) decreased in both study groups over time (almond-LCD: -66% and CHO-LCD: -35%, P0.0001). Among subjects with type 2 diabetes, diabetes medication reductions were sustained or further reduced in a greater proportion of almond-LCD as compared to CHO-LCD subjects (96 vs 50%, respectively) [correction]. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that an almond-enriched LCD improves a preponderance of the abnormalities associated with the metabolic syndrome. Both dietary interventions were effective in decreasing body weight beyond the weight loss observed during long-term pharmacological interventions; however, the almond-LCD group experienced a sustained and greater weight reduction for the duration of the 24-week intervention. Almond supplementation of a formula-based LCD is a novel alternative to self-selected complex carbohydrates and has a potential role in reducing the public health implications of obesity. Publication Types: Clinical Trial Randomized Controlled Trial -- 223/173.0/180 |
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