| Disease | TO BETTER DEFINE A DIET FOR REDUCTION IN CARIDOVASCULAR RISK, 43 ADULTS (BODY MASS INDEX 26.4+3.3, RANGE 20.5+33.9 KG/M2) PARTICIPATED IN AN 8-WK STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF TWO DIETS ON WEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE, LIPIDS AND INSULIN
SENSITIVITY. FOR 2 WK, WEIGHT WAS MAINTAINED AND ALL SUBJECTS CONSUMED A CONTROL DIET. FOR THE NEXT 6 WK, SUBJECTS CONSUMED ONE OF TWO HYPOCALORIC DIETS (MAINTENANCE ENERGY MINUS 4.2 MJ/D): THE CONTROL DIET (N=21) OR A DIET CONTAINING OATS
[45 G/(4.2 MJ DIETARY ENERGY .D), N=22]. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GROUPS IN CHANGES IN WEIGHT LOSS (CONTROL -4.0+1.1 KG, OATS -3.9+1.6 KG, P=0.8). THE OATS DIET RESULTED IN GREATER DECREASES IN MEAN SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
(OATS -6+7 MM HG, CONTROL -1+10 MM HG, P=0.026), WHEREAS DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGE DID NOT DIFFER BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS (OATS -4+6 MM HG, CONTROL -3+5 MM HG, P=0.8). THE OAT DIET RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER DECREASES IN TOTAL
+0.47 MMOL/L, CONTROL -0.34+0.5 MMOL/L, P=0.003) AND LDL CHOLESTEROL (OATS -0.6+0.41 MMOL/L, CONTROL -0.2+0.47 MMOL/L, P=0.008). IN SUMMARY, A HYPOCALORIC DIET CONTAINING OATS CONSUMED OVER 6 WK RESULTED IN GREATER IMPROVEMENTS IN SYSTOLIC
BLOOD PRESSURE AND LIPID PROFILE THAN DID A HYPOCALORIC DIET WITHOUT OATS. |