Bioactive Plant Foods: Effects on Functional Bioavailability and Genomic Stability
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Endocrine |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 50 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/26/2017 |
| Start Date: | June 2009 |
| End Date: | December 2010 |
To achieve optimal health and to reduce the risk of age-related chronic diseases through an
easily achievable dietary modification not achievable by the limited mixture of antioxidant
supplements in older subjects, the investigators will focus their attention on the
biological functions of bioactive plant food (Angelica keiskei and/or Glycine max) and its
effect on genomic stability using noble assays.
The investigators propose to study the ability of bioactive plant-based food (Nutrition bar
made from Angelica keiskei and/or Glycine max) to 1) exert biological functions: increase
total antioxidant performance, decrease oxidative stress in vivo, and 2) affect genomic
stability: decrease DNA damage and modify DNA methylation. The investigators hypothesize
that bioactive plant food (green leafy vegetable power, and/or black bean power) will exert
biological functions and affect genomic stability far more efficiently than the limited
mixture of purified antioxidant supplements in the vulnerable population, older subjects (>
50 years, men and postmenopausal women) with and without metabolic syndrome.
easily achievable dietary modification not achievable by the limited mixture of antioxidant
supplements in older subjects, the investigators will focus their attention on the
biological functions of bioactive plant food (Angelica keiskei and/or Glycine max) and its
effect on genomic stability using noble assays.
The investigators propose to study the ability of bioactive plant-based food (Nutrition bar
made from Angelica keiskei and/or Glycine max) to 1) exert biological functions: increase
total antioxidant performance, decrease oxidative stress in vivo, and 2) affect genomic
stability: decrease DNA damage and modify DNA methylation. The investigators hypothesize
that bioactive plant food (green leafy vegetable power, and/or black bean power) will exert
biological functions and affect genomic stability far more efficiently than the limited
mixture of purified antioxidant supplements in the vulnerable population, older subjects (>
50 years, men and postmenopausal women) with and without metabolic syndrome.
Inclusion Criteria: healthy control group (n=20)
1. Age: over 50 years old
2. Female subjects must be post-menopausal
3. BMI: 18.5 - 30, waist/hip ratio < 0.9 for men, < 0.85 for women
4. TG<150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) and no medication for TG
5. Total cholesterol < 200 mg /dL (5.18 mmol/L) and no medication for cholesterol
6. Blood pressure: SBP < 130 mmHg and DBP < 85 mmHg and no hypertensive medication
7. Plasma glucose: fasting blood glucose < 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) and no diabetes
medication
Inclusion Criteria: Metabolic syndrome (n=40)
1. Age: over 50 years old
2. BMI: > 30 or waist/hip ratio > 0.9 for men, > 0.85 for women
3. Plus any two of the following four factors:
- TG: 150-400 mg/dL (1.7 - 4.52 mmol/L) and/or medication for TG
- HDL cholesterol: <40 mg /dL (1.03 mmol/L) for men, <50 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L) for
women and/or medication for cholesterol
- Blood pressure: SBP, 130-160 mmHg and/or DBP 85-95 mmHg and/or antihypertensive
medication
- Plasma glucose: fasting blood glucose 100-125 mg/dL (5.55- 6.94 mmol/L) and no
diabetes medication
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Study participants will be screened for normal hematologic parameters, normal serum
albumin, normal liver function, normal kidney function, absence of fat malabsorption.
2. Subjects with a history of kidney stones, active small bowel disease or resection,
atrophic gastritis, insulin-requiring diabetes, alcoholism, pancreatic disease, or
bleeding disorders will be excluded from the study.
3. Exogenous hormone users will be excluded from the study.
4. Moreover, subjects will be non-smokers and will not have taken vitamin or carotenoid
supplements for at least 6 weeks prior to the study and throughout the study for both
healthy subjects and subjects with metabolic syndrome.
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