Effect of Freeze-Dried Red Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Leaf Supplementation on Biochemical and Anthropometrical Parameters in Overweight and Obese Individuals: a Pilot Study.
Ana Paula Ribeiro Barcelos de CastroDiogo Thimoteo da CunhaAdriane Elisabete Costa AntunesLigiana Pires CoronaRosangela Maria Neves BezerraPublished in: Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) (2019)
Obesity is an important public health concern and is directly related with chronic noncommunicable diseases that affect the health of millions of people around the world. This study was held to verify the short-term effects related to the consumption of freeze-dried red beet leaves on biochemical and anthropometrical parameters of volunteers with overweight/obesity and dyslipidemia. Participants (n = 36) were divided at random into two groups. The control group (CG) received nutritional guidance only, and the intervention group (IG) received nutritional guidance and consumed 2.8 g of freeze-dried red beet leaves for four weeks. Biochemical tests and anthropometric measurements were collected, before and after intervention. The distribution of the characteristics between groups was similar. Parameters related to body weight and body mass index (BMI) had a significant reduction in the two groups (p = 0.05). Significant reduction on LDL-cholesterol was found only for the IG (p < 0.01). These data suggest a potential effect of consumption of red beet leaves on the health of individuals with overweight or obesity.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- public health
- weight loss
- body mass index
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- body weight
- randomized controlled trial
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- high fat diet induced
- mental health
- body composition
- human health
- risk assessment
- drug induced
- big data
- health promotion
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- climate change
- low density lipoprotein
- gestational age