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COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Volume 22, Issue -, Pages 44-50Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.12.003
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Pomegranate extract; Obesity; Inflammation; Lipid peroxidation; Polyphenols
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- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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The study was designed to determine the effect of thirty days of pomegranate extract oral supplementation on plasma inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers as well as serum metabolic profiles, in overweight and obese individuals. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study 48 obese and overweight participants were randomly assigned to receive either 1000 mg of pomegranate extract, or a placebo, daily for 30 days. At baseline, and after 30 days of treatment, anthropometric parameters, dietary intake, plasma concentrations of malondialdehyde, interleukin-6 and hyper sensitive-C reactive protein and levels of serum lipids, glucose and insulin were assessed. Thirty days of PE supplementation resulted in a significant decrease in mean serum levels of glucose, insulin, total cholesterol, LDL-C, and plasma MDA, IL-6 and hs-CRP. HDL-C significantly increased following the PE versus the PL intervention. Our study suggests that pomegranate extract consumption may reduce complications linked with obesity. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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