Alternative Foods in Cardio-Healthy Dietary Models that Improve Postprandial Lipemia and Insulinemia in Obese People

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 13; no. 7; p. 2225
• Main Authors: Muñoz-Perez, Diana Maria, Gonzalez-Correa, Clara Helena, Astudillo-Muñoz, Elcy Yaned, Porras-Hurtado, Gloria Liliana, Sanchez-Giraldo, Maite, Lopez-Miranda, Jose, Camargo, Antonio, Rangel-Zuñiga, Oriol Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 29.06.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: alternative foods; Analysis; avocado; Carbohydrates; Cholesterol; Coffee; Diet; Fatty acids; Fishes; Food; Food availability; Food consumption; Fruit; Fruits; Grain; Health problems; High fat diet; Insulin; Intervention; Lifestyles; Lipids; Lipoproteins (very low density); Low density lipoprotein; Obesity; Oils & fats; Overweight; postprandial insulinemia; Postprandial lipemia; Trout; Type 2 diabetes; Vitamins; Colombia; United States > US
• ISSN: 2072-6643; 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu13072225

Obesity is one of the major health problems worldwide. Following healthy dietary patterns can be difficult in some countries due to the lack of availability of certain foods; thus, alternative foods are needed. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of a dietary pattern consisting of fruit, avocado, whole grains, and trout (FAWGT) on postprandial insulinemia and lipemia in obese Colombian subjects. A randomized controlled crossover study was conducted, in which 44 subjects with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 followed either a FAWGT diet or a diet high in saturated fat and rich in processed carbohydrates. Levels of lipids and carbohydrates were measured during the postprandial state. The FAWGT diet reduced fasting insulin, VLDL, and HOMA-IR after 8 weeks (p < 0.05), while there was a lower postprandial increase in TG, VLDL, and insulin levels after both acute and chronic intake of FAWGT diet (p < 0.05). The intake of FAWGT-diet was characterized by high consumption of foods rich in fiber, MUFAs, and vitamins C and E (p < 0.05). The consumption of a diet composed of fruit, avocado, whole grains, and trout has emerged as a valid alternative to the foods included in other heart-healthy diets since it improves postprandial lipemia and insulinemia in obese people and has similar beneficial effects to these healthy models.