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Background: Both young individuals and the elderly are affected by the increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The main component of this illness, insulin resistance, can be made worse by Indonesian diets heavy in fat. On the other hand, virgin coconut oil, an essential component of the traditional Nusantara diet, may help control metabolic syndrome and increase insulin sensitivity. Objective: Assess the effect of the Archipelago Diet on insulin resistance in individuals at risk of metabolic syndrome as measured by the TyG Index assessment. Methods: The study used a parallel clinical trial with a preposttest randomized design to compare insulin resistance between groups using HOMA-IR values. Fifty subjects were divided into intervention and control groups. Conducted at the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, data collection took place from September to December 2022, followed by data processing and analysis in January 2023. Results: The results showed that after 2 months of the Nusantara diet, there was a decrease in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and abdominal circumference in the intervention group compared to the control group. Specifically, the intervention group experienced a 3.2% decrease in body weight (p = 0.587), a 3.1% decrease in BMI (p = 0.603), and a 4.2% decrease in abdominal circumference (p = 0.100). The control group experienced a 1.1% decrease in body weight (p = 0.587), a 0.7% decrease in BMI (p = 0.603), and a 1.1% decrease in abdominal circumference (p = 0.100). Conclusion: The Nusantara diet for 2 months showed no significant effect on the TyG Index of individuals at risk of metabolic syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
