Effects of yogurt and yogurt plus shallot consumption on lipid profiles in type 2 diabetic women

• Published in: International journal of preventive medicine Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 54
• Main Authors: Mehrabani, Sanaz, Abbasi, Behnod, Darvishi, Leila, Esfahani, Mehdi, Maghsoudi, Zahra, Khosravi-Boroujeni, Hossein, Ghiasvand, Reza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2017; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Analysis; Brief Communication; Cholesterol; Food; Food and nutrition; Health aspects; Insulin resistance; Lipids; Lipoproteins test; Low density lipoprotein; Nutrition; Shallot; Shallots; Type 2 diabetes; type II diabetes; Women; Yogurt; yogurt; type II diabetes; Shallot
• ISSN: 2008-7802; 2008-8213
• DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.211605

Background: Identification of food with lowering cholesterol level properties plays a vital role to control impaired lipid profile among type 2 diabetic patients. the current study aimed to evaluate the effects of yogurt and yogurt plus shallot intake on lipid profiles in type 2 diabetic women. Methods: Forty-eight participants with type 2 diabetes were enrolled in this study. Participants in the first group (n = 22) received 150 ml of low-fat yogurt (1.5% fat) and those in the second group (n = 26) received 150 ml of low-fat yogurt (1.5% fat) plus shallot for 10 weeks. Serum triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC) concentrations, and fasting blood sugar (FBS) were measured before and after each intervention. Results: comparison of parameters between two groups after intervention showed that TG and TC concentrations decreased more in participants who consumed yogurt plus shallot than who consumed yogurt (P = 0.003 and P = 0.04, respectively), also LDL-C level of participants who were in yogurt plus shallot group was lower than that of participants in yogurt group, but this difference was marginally significant (P = 0.06). However, FBS level was not statistically different between two groups. Conclusions: This study found that yogurt plus shallot intake significantly decreased LDL-C, TG, and TC levels in diabetic women compared with yogurt intake.