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ArticleClinical nutrition research2020

A Comparative Study of the Effect of Flaxseed Oil and Sunflower Oil on the Coagulation Score, Selected Oxidative and Inflammatory Parameters in Metabolic Syndrome Patients.

Atefeh Akrami, Elham Makiabadi, Moein Askarpour, Katayoun Zamani, Amir Hadi, Amin Mokari-Yamchi, Siavash Babajafari, Shiva Faghih, Abdollah Hojhabrimanesh

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Article in Clinical nutrition research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Atefeh AkramiNutrition Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-14336, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7829-9709
Elham MakiabadiDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-14336, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8686-3293
Moein AskarpourDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6446, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0365-0637
Katayoun ZamaniDepartment of Educational Science, Sport Physiology Division, Islamic Azad University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45156-58145, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4575-7715
Amir HadiHalal Research Center of IRI, FDA, Tehran 314715311, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-6579
Amin Mokari-YamchiStudent Research Committee, Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19839-63113, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9582-9839
Siavash BabajafariNutrition Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-14336, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8664-7221
Shiva FaghihNutrition Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-14336, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0554-538X
Abdollah HojhabrimaneshNutrition Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-14336, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6062-3811
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University of Zanjan · IRNational Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute · IRNiroo Research Institute · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a chronic disease with inflammatory and hypercoagulable states. The current study aimed to compare the effects of flaxseed oil and sunflower oil consumption on the coagulation score and selected oxidative and inflammatory parameters in patients with MetS. In this randomized controlled clinical trial, 60 patients with MetS were allocated into 2 groups. One group received 25 mL/day flaxseed oil and the other group received 25 mL/day sunflower oil for 7 weeks. Maintenance diet including 15% protein, 55% carbohydrate, and 30% fat from daily total energy intake was designed for each participant. Serum levels of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and interleukin 6 (IL-6), as well as coagulation score were measured before and after the intervention. Three 24-hour food records were taken during the study. Fifty-two of participants (27 in sunflower oil and 25 in flaxseed oil groups) completed the study. The baseline characteristics and dietary intakes were similar between patients. After 7 weeks, no significant difference was observed between the 2 groups regarding the serum TAC level and coagulation score (p > 0.05). However, serum IL-6 levels significantly decreased in the flaxseed oil group compared to the sunflower oil group (p = 0.017). No side effect was observed during the study due to the use of sunflower and flaxseed oils. We observed that consumption of flaxseed oil improved serum IL-6 levels but had no effect on oxidative stress and coagulation score in patients with MetS. Further studies are needed to confirm the veracity of our results.

trial registrationIranian Registry of Clinical Trials Identifier: IRCT2015012020737N1.

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Flaxseed oilInflammationMetabolic syndromeSunflower oil

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