Mediterranean-style diet reduces metabolic syndrome components in obese children and adolescents with obesity

The beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet have been amply proven in adults with cardiovascular risk factors. The effects of this diet have not been extensively assessed in pediatric populations with obesity, insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to a...

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Published in:BMC pediatrics 2014-07, Vol.14 (1), p.175-175, Article 175
Main Authors: Velázquez-López, Lubia, Santiago-Díaz, Gerardo, Nava-Hernández, Julia, Muñoz-Torres, Abril V, Medina-Bravo, Patricia, Torres-Tamayo, Margarita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biomarkers - blood
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Body Composition
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Child
Child, Preschool
Cholesterol - blood
Diet Surveys
Diet therapy
Diet, Mediterranean
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome - blood
Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis
Metabolic Syndrome - etiology
Metabolic Syndrome - prevention & control
Obesity - complications
Patient Compliance
Physiological aspects
Risk Factors
Triglycerides - blood
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:The beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet have been amply proven in adults with cardiovascular risk factors. The effects of this diet have not been extensively assessed in pediatric populations with obesity, insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of the Mediterranean style diet (MSD) to decrease cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents with obesity. Participants were randomly assigned to a MSD rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, fiber, flavonoids and antioxidants (60% of energy from carbohydrate, 25% from fat, and 15% from protein, (n = 24); or a standard diet (55% of carbohydrate, 30% from fat and 15% from protein, (n = 25), the caloric ingest was individualized. At baseline and 16-week of intervention, the glucose, triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), HDL-C, LDL-C were measured as well as the body composition and anthropometric data. The diet compliance was determined by the 24-hour recalls.Paired Student's t and Macnemar's test were used to compare effects in biochemical, body composition, anthropometric, and dietary variables. The MSD group had a significantly decrease in BMI, lean mass, fat mass, glucose, TC, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C. (p 
ISSN:1471-2431
1471-2431
DOI:10.1186/1471-2431-14-175