Br J Nutr. 2010 Dec 7:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]
Egg consumption as part of an energy-restricted high-protein diet improves blood lipid and blood glucose profiles in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Pearce KL, Clifton PM, Noakes M.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Food and Nutritional Sciences, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Abstract
The role of dietary cholesterol in people with diabetes has been little studied. We investigated the effect of a hypoenergetic high-protein high-cholesterol (HPHchol) diet compared to a similar amount of animal protein (high-protein low-cholesterol, HPLchol) on plasma lipids, glycaemic control and cardiovascular risk markers in individuals with type 2 diabetes. A total of sixty-five participants with type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance (age 54·4 (sd 8·2) years; BMI 34·1 (sd 4·8) kg/m2; LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) 2·67 (sd 0·10) mmol/l) were randomised to either HPHchol or HPLchol. Both hypoenergetic dietary interventions (6-7 MJ; 1·4-1·7 Mcal) and total carbohydrate:protein:fat ratio of 40:30:30 % were similar but differed in cholesterol content (HPHchol, 590 mg cholesterol; HPLchol, 213 mg cholesterol). HPHchol participants consumed two eggs per d, whereas HPHchol participants replaced the eggs with 100 g of lean animal protein. After 12 weeks, weight loss was 6·0 (sd 0·4) kg (P < 0·001). LDL-C and homocysteine remained unchanged. All the subjects reduced total cholesterol ( - 0·3 (sd 0·1) mmol/l, P < 0·001), TAG ( - 0·4 (sd 0·1) mmol/l, P < 0·001), non-HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C, - 0·4 (sd 0·1) mmol/l, P < 0·001), apo-B ( - 0·04 (sd 0·02) mmol/l, P < 0·01), HbA1c ( - 0·6 (sd 0·1) %, P < 0·001), fasting blood glucose ( - 0·5 (sd 0·2) mmol/l, P < 0·01), fasting insulin ( - 1·7 (sd 0·7) mIU/l, P < 0·01), systolic blood pressure ( - 7·6 (sd 1·7) mmHg, P < 0·001) and diastolic blood pressure ( - 4·6 (sd 1·0) mmHg; P < 0·001). Significance was not altered by diet, sex, medication or amount of weight loss. HDL-C increased on HPHchol (+0·02 (sd 0·02) mmol/l) and decreased on HPLchol ( - 0·07 (sd 0·03) mmol/l, P < 0·05). Plasma folate and lutein increased more on HPHchol (P < 0·05). These results suggest that a high-protein energy-restricted diet high in cholesterol from eggs improved glycaemic and lipid profiles, blood pressure and apo-B in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
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