A multicenter randomized controlled trial of a plant-based nutrition program to reduce body weight and cardiovascular risk in the corporate setting: the GEICO study
| Autor: | Neal D. Barnard, Ulka Agarwal, Suruchi Mishra, J. Gonzales, J. Xu, Susan Levin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
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Adult Blood Glucose Male medicine.medical_specialty Occupational Health Services Medicine (miscellaneous) Blood Pressure Type 2 diabetes law.invention Body Mass Index chemistry.chemical_compound Randomized controlled trial law Weight loss Risk Factors Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus Weight Loss medicine Humans Occupational Health Glycemic Glycated Hemoglobin Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry vegetarian Diet Vegetarian Cholesterol HDL clinical trial Cholesterol LDL Anthropometry Middle Aged medicine.disease Endocrinology chemistry Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Cardiovascular Diseases plant-based Original Article Female Glycated hemoglobin medicine.symptom business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
| ISSN: | 1476-5640 0954-3007 |
| Popis: | Background/objectives: To determine the effects of a low-fat plant-based diet program on anthropometric and biochemical measures in a multicenter corporate setting. Subjects/methods: Employees from 10 sites of a major US company with body mass index ⩾25 kg/m2 and/or previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes were randomized to either follow a low-fat vegan diet, with weekly group support and work cafeteria options available, or make no diet changes for 18 weeks. Dietary intake, body weight, plasma lipid concentrations, blood pressure and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) were determined at baseline and 18 weeks. Results: Mean body weight fell 2.9 kg and 0.06 kg in the intervention and control groups, respectively (P |
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