TY - JOUR
TI - Adherence to Mediterranean diet and close dietetic supervision increase total dietary antioxidant intake and plasma antioxidant capacity in subjects with abdominal obesity
AU - Kolomvotsou, A.I.
AU - Rallidis, L.S.
AU - Mountzouris, K.C.
AU - Lekakis, J.
AU - Koutelidakis, A.
AU - Efstathiou, S.
AU - Nana-Anastasiou, M.
AU - Zampelas, A.
JO - European Journal of Nutrition
PY - 2013
VL - 52
TODO - 1
SP - 37-48
PB - 
SN - 1436-6207, 1436-6215
TODO - 10.1007/s00394-011-0283-3
TODO - alcohol;  alpha tocopherol;  ascorbic acid;  beta carotene;  carbohydrate;  cholesterol;  monounsaturated fatty acid;  polyunsaturated fatty acid;  protein;  saturated fatty acid, abdominal obesity;  adult;  alcohol consumption;  antioxidant activity;  article;  blood level;  caloric intake;  clinical article;  controlled study;  dietary fiber;  dietary intake;  fat intake;  female;  food composition;  human;  male;  Mediterranean diet;  nutritional assessment;  nutritional status;  oxidation reduction reaction;  red meat;  sex difference;  therapy effect;  vitamin intake;  waist circumference, Adult;  Antioxidants;  Ascorbic Acid;  Diet Records;  Diet, Mediterranean;  Dietary Fiber;  Dietetics;  Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated;  Female;  Food Habits;  Humans;  Intervention Studies;  Male;  Middle Aged;  Obesity, Abdominal;  Patient Compliance;  Questionnaires;  Vitamins
TODO - Purpose: To determine the effect of Mediterranean-type diet and close dietetic supervision on dietary antioxidant intake and plasma total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in patients with abdominal obesity. Methods: Ninety subjects with abdominal obesity, 46 in intervention group, 44 in control group, participated in a 2-month, randomized, parallel dietary intervention. All participants were counseled on Greek Mediterranean diet. The intervention group was under close dietetic supervision, followed a specific relevant daily and weekly food plan consuming antioxidant-rich foods and food products. Total dietary antioxidant intake was calculated from the volunteers' food diaries, and plasma TAC using plasma ORAC assay and plasma ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay, both at baseline and at 2 months. Results: Following the 2-month period, total dietary antioxidant intake was increased in the intervention group compared to the control group (P = 0.000). In addition, increased intake of total fat, due to higher consumption of monounsaturated fatty acids, as well as increased intakes of dietary fiber, vitamin C and alcohol was also observed in the intervention group compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Plasma TAC was increased in the intervention group compared to the control group (P = 0.039) using the ORAC assay, while there was a trend toward a TAC increase (P = 0.077) using the FRAP assay. Conclusion: Adherence to a Mediterranean-type diet, with emphasis on an increase in foods rich in antioxidants and close dietetic supervision, can increase total dietary antioxidant intake and plasma TAC in patients with abdominal obesity. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.
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