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Trial reportPediatric research2021

Effects of low-glycemic index diet on plasma adipokines in obese children.

Chonnikant Visuthranukul, Cameron Hurst, Sirinuch Chomtho

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Pediatric research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chonnikant VisuthranukulPediatric Nutrition Research Unit, Division of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Cameron HurstBiostatistics Excellent Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sirinuch ChomthoPediatric Nutrition Research Unit, Division of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. sirinuch.c@chula.ac.th.
Chulalongkorn University · TH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA low-glycemic index (GI) diet may modulate adipocyte-produced adipokines linking to insulin resistance.

methodsThe stored plasma samples from the RCT of a low-GI vs. conventional diet in obese children were analyzed for adipokines: leptin, adiponectin, resistin, and visfatin. Their relationships with clinical outcomes were assessed.

resultsFifty-two participants completed the 6-month intervention trial (mean age: 12.0 ± 2.0 years, 35 boys). Both groups had significantly decreased BMI z-scores from baseline whereas the low-GI group had significant reduction in fasting insulin and HOMA-IR. There were no differences in adipokines between the groups before and after the intervention. However, there was an association between baseline leptin and the change of fat mass index (FMI) but not the insulin resistance in both groups. The higher the baseline leptin was, the lower the changes were for FMI after the intervention.

conclusionDespite no demonstrable effect of low-GI diet on plasma adipokines, the higher baseline leptin was correlated with lower reduction of fat mass. Leptin resistance may have a detrimental effect on the reduction of adiposity in obese children. Baseline leptin could be a useful predictor of the change in body composition in an obesity intervention trial. IMPACT: Leptin resistance may have a detrimental effect in reducing the adiposity in obese children. This study is the first of its kind to compare the plasma adipokine concentrations of obese children on low-GI diet and conventional diet. We found that serum leptin was significantly correlated with the reduction of BMI z-score and FMI in both groups. Baseline leptin could be a useful predictor of the change in body composition in an obesity intervention trial.

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DietGlycemic IndexAbsorptiometry, PhotonAdipokinesAnthropometryBody CompositionChildFemaleHumansMaleObesityProspective StudiesAdipokines

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