Modification of iron status in young overweight/mildly obese women by two dietary interventions designed to achieve weight loss.
Ann Nutr Metab
; 51(4): 367-73, 2007.
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| ID: mdl-17726315
ABSTRACT
AIMS:
To determine the modification of iron status in a group of overweight/mildly obese women following two different weight control programs.METHODS:
The study subjects were 57 women who were assigned to one of two slightly hypocaloric diets V (increased consumption of vegetables), or C (increased consumption of cereals, especially breakfast cereals). All data were determined at the start of the study and at 2 and 6 weeks into the dietary intervention period.RESULTS:
Both diets led to a reduction in body weight and heme iron intake, and an increase in the intake of total and non-heme iron, at 2 and 6 weeks. At 6 weeks, a reduction in transferrin levels was seen in C subjects. Subjects with the worst initial iron status (hemoglobin
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Verduras
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Redução de Peso
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Grão Comestível
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Dieta Redutora
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Ferro
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article