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Comparative Study of Serum Leptin and Insulin Resistance Levels Between Korean Postmenopausal Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian Women
Clinical Nutrition Research ; : 175-181, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-37511
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted to compare serum leptin and insulin resistance levels between Korean postmenopausal long-term semi-vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Subjects of this study belonged to either a group of postmenopausal vegetarian women (n = 54), who maintained a semi-vegetarian diet for over 20 years or a group of non-vegetarian controls. Anthropometric characteristics, serum leptin, serum glucose, serum insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR; Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance), and nutrient intake were compared between the two groups. The vegetarians showed significantly lower body weight (p < 0.01), body mass index (p < 0.001), percentage (%) of body fat (p < 0.001), and serum levels of leptin (p < 0.05), glucose (p < 0.001), and insulin (p < 0.01), than the non-vegetarians. The HOMA-IR of the vegetarians was significantly lower than that of the non-vegetarians (p < 0.01) after adjustment for the % of body fat. A long-term vegetarian diet might be related to lower insulin resistance independent of the % of body fat in postmenopausal women.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Dieta Vegetariana / Glicemia / Peso Corporal / Resistência à Insulina / Índice de Massa Corporal / Tecido Adiposo / Leptina / Dieta / Glucose / Homeostase Limite: Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Inglês Revista: Clinical Nutrition Research Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Dieta Vegetariana / Glicemia / Peso Corporal / Resistência à Insulina / Índice de Massa Corporal / Tecido Adiposo / Leptina / Dieta / Glucose / Homeostase Limite: Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Inglês Revista: Clinical Nutrition Research Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Artigo