Absorption Kinetics of Polyphenols in Angel's Plant (Angelica Keiskei)
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Other Indications |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 60 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/26/2017 |
| Start Date: | July 2008 |
| End Date: | December 2010 |
The absorption kinetics of polyphenols in angel's plant (Angelica keiskei), which is a dark
green leafy vegetable rich in antioxidant nutrients, will be determined in older adults in
this pilot study.
green leafy vegetable rich in antioxidant nutrients, will be determined in older adults in
this pilot study.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy subjects (>60 yr, n=5)
- subjects with metabolic syndrome (>60 yr, n=5)
- Subjects who has
- high fasting plasma glucose (>5.6 mmol/L),
- central obesity (waist-hip ratio, >0.9 for men, >0.85 for women)
- either high blood pressure (>130/85 mmHg) or high triacylglycerol (>1.7 mmol/L)
will be selected to have metabolic syndrome.
- normal hematological parameters, normal serum albumin, normal liver function, and
normal kidney function
- no history of smoking or alcoholism.
Exclusion Criteria:
- consume >7 alcoholic drinks/wk
- taking cholesterol medication or hormone replacement
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Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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