151. Beneficial Effects of Golden Kiwifruit Consumption in Overweight and Obese Young Adults
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Hsin-Yi Yang, Jun-Ye Zhan, Ya-Ling Huang, Wei-Yi Cheng, and Wan-Hsuan Wang
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0301 basic medicine ,Actinidia ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Physiology ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Overweight ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Obesity ,Young adult ,Adverse effect ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,business.industry ,Anthropometry ,medicine.disease ,Angiotensin II ,Blood pressure ,Fruit ,Circulatory system ,Body Composition ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Overweight and obesity are associated with many chronic diseases. This study aimed to clarify the possible effects of consuming golden kiwifruit as daily fruit intake on body composition, lipid metabolism and inflammatory responses. METHODS We recruited twenty-two overweight and obese subjects and they were asked to consume two golden kiwifruit every day during the 6-wk experimental period. At the baseline and end of the study, fasting blood samples were collected and anthropometric and blood pressure measurement were conducted. RESULTS During the experimental period, no adverse effect and dropout were reported. At the end of the study, a significant decrease in body fat and circulatory tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α concentration were found. In addition, there was a reduction of angiotensin II (AgII) concentration and systolic blood pressure in subjects with baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥125 mmHg. CONCLUSION Our results suggested that daily golden kiwifruit intake can reduce body fat mass, improve blood pressure and regulating inflammatory responses in overweight and obese young adults.
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- 2020