Improvement in Visceral Adipose Tissue and LDL Cholesterol by High PUFA Intake: 1-Year Results of the NutriAct Trial
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials/Subjects and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants, Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
2.2. Intervention
2.3. Anthropometric and Metabolic Assessment
2.4. Quantification of Adipose Tissue Depots and Intrahepatic Lipid Content
2.5. Biochemical Analyses
2.6. Outcomes and Statistical Analyses
2.7. Characteristics of the Study Group
3. Results
3.1. Baseline Associations between VAT, Dietary Intake and Cardiometabolic Ris Markers
3.2. Nutritional Changes within the First Year of Intervention
3.3. Effects of the Dietary Intervention on Adipose Tissue Compartments
3.4. Effects of the Dietary Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
3.5. Relationship between Changes in Nutrient Intake, Adipose Tissue Compartments and Changes in LDL-C
4. Discussion
4.1. Effects on Adipose Tissue Compartments
4.2. Effects on Lipid and Glucose Metabolism
4.3. Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
BMI | body mass index |
CG | control group |
CI | confidence interval |
CV | coefficient of variance |
CVD | cardiovascular diseases |
DGE | German Nutrition Society |
DIfE | German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke |
eCRF | electronic case report form |
% E | percent of total energy |
FA | fatty acids |
HbA1c | hemoglobin A1C |
HDL-C | high-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
1H-MRS | proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
HOMA-IR | homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance |
IG | intervention group |
IHL | intrahepatic lipids |
IQR | interquartile range |
IS | insulin sensitivity |
LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
MD | mean difference |
MeD | Mediterranean diet |
MUFA | monounsaturated fatty acids |
MWU | Mann–Whitney U Test |
NVAT | non-visceral adipose tissue |
n3 | omega-3 fatty acids |
n6 | omega-6 fatty acids |
oGTT | oral glucose tolerance test |
PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
RCT | randomized clinical trial |
SCAT | subcutaneous adipose tissue |
SFA | saturated fatty acids |
TC | total cholesterol |
TG | triacylglycerol |
UFA | unsaturated fatty acids (poly- and monounsaturated) |
VAT: | visceral adipose tissue |
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Characteristics | Control Group | Intervention Group | ||
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Value | N | Value | N | |
Demographics | ||||
Females (%) | 63.2 | 98 | 62.8 | 91 |
Age (years) | 65 ± 7 | 155 | 66 ± 7 | 145 |
<60 y. (%) | 20 | 31 | 16.6 | 24 |
≥60 and <65 y. (%) | 20 | 31 | 17.9 | 26 |
≥65 and <70 y. (%) | 34.2 | 53 | 36.6 | 53 |
≥70 and <75 y. (%) | 18.1 | 28 | 18.1 | 28 |
≥75 y. (%) | 7.7 | 12 | 11.0 | 16 |
Patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (%) | 11.0 | 17 | 9.7 | 14 |
Patients with arterial hypertension (%) | 82.6 | 128 | 82.1 | 119 |
Patients with hepatic steatosis (%) | 38.1 | 59 a | 35.9 | 52 b |
Patients with metabolic syndrome (%) | 40.6 | 63 c | 44.1 | 64 d |
Anthropometrics | ||||
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.2 ± 4.7 | 155 | 29.1 ± 4.5 | 145 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 98.7 ± 11.5 | 155 | 98.5 ± 11.2 | 145 |
TAT (L) | 18.2 ± 6.2 | 155 | 18.1 ± 6.3 | 145 |
VAT (L) | 4.7 ± 2.2 | 155 | 4.6 ± 2.3 | 145 |
NVAT (L) | 13.3 ± 5.1 | 155 | 13.4 ± 5.1 | 145 |
IHL (%) | 4.1 [1.6; 9.4] | 155 | 3.9 [1.5; 8.0] | 145 |
Glycemic metabolism | ||||
HOMA-IR | 1.8 [1.2; 2.9] | 155 | 1.6 [1.1; 2.7] | 145 |
Lipid profile | ||||
TC (mmol/L) | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 155 | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 145 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.32 ± 1.0 | 155 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 144 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 155 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 145 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.2 [1.0; 1.6] | 155 | 1.2 [1.0; 1.6] | 145 |
Nutritional data | ||||
Energy intake (kcal·d−1) | 1967 ± 524 | 151 | 1988 ± 539 | 142 |
Protein intake (g·kg−1·d−1) | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 151 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 142 |
Carbohydrates intake (% E·d−1) | 40.0 ± 6.8 | 151 | 40.8 ± 7.2 | 142 |
Fiber intake (g·d−1) | 22.3 ± 7.9 | 151 | 23.2 ± 7.9 | 142 |
Saturated fatty acids intake (% E·d−1) | 15.9 ± 3.3 | 151 | 15.7 ± 3.9 | 142 |
MUFA intake (% E·d−1) | 13.2 ± 2.7 | 151 | 13.0 ± 2.8 | 142 |
Intervention Group | Control Group | Intervention vs. Control Group | |||||||
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Parameters | Mean ± SE | p-Value a | N | Mean ± SE | p-Value a | N | Mean Difference [95% CI a] | p-Value b | Partial η2 |
∆ Energy intake (kcal·d−1) | −122.4 ± 34.4 | 0.040 | 141 | −226.2 ± 33.5 | <0.001 | 149 | 103.8 [9.4; 198.3] | 0.031 | 0.016 |
∆ Protein intake (g·kg−1·d−1) | 0.11 ± 0.02 | <0.001 | 141 | −0.04 ± 0.02 | 0.017 | 149 | 0.16 [0.10; 0.22] c | <0.001 | 0.079 |
∆ Protein intake (% E·d−1) | 2.35 ± 0.29 | <0.001 | 141 | 0.88 ± 0.28 | 0.014 | 149 | 1.47 [0.67; 2.27] c | <0.001 | 0.044 |
∆ Carbohydrate intake (% E·d−1) | −3.58 ± 0.50 | <0.001 | 141 | −0.00 ± 0.48 | 0.362 | 149 | −3.58 [−4.95; −2.20] d | <0.001 | 0.084 |
∆ Fiber intake (g·d−1) | 3.63 ± 0.64 | <0.001 | 141 | −0.91 ± 0.63 | 0.158 | 149 | 4.55 [2.78; 6.32] c,d | <0.001 | 0.082 |
∆ Fatty acid intake (% E·d−1) | 1.76 ± 0.52 | 0.004 | 141 | −0.94 ± 0.51 | 0.048 | 149 | 2.70 [1.26; 4.13] | <0.001 | 0.045 |
∆ MUFA intake (% E·d−1) | 0.56 ± 0.23 | 0.013 | 141 | −0.67 ± 0.22 | 0.002 | 149 | 1.22 [.59; 1.86] | <0.001 | 0.048 |
∆ PUFA intake (% E·d−1) | 4.2 ± 0.28 | <0.001 | 141 | 0.72 ± 0.27 | 0.003 | 149 | 3.52 [2.75; 4.28] c,e | <0.001 | 0.221 |
∆ SFA intake (% E·d−1) | −3.28 ± 0.29 | <0.001 | 141 | −0.95 ± 0.28 | 0.001 | 149 | −2.33 [−3.12; −1.54] | <0.001 | 0.105 |
Intervention Group | Control Group | Intervention vs. Control Group | |||||||
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Parameters | Mean ± SE | p-Value a | N | Mean ± SE | p-Value a | N | Mean Difference [95% CI a] | p-Value b | Partial η2 |
∆ BMI (kg/m2) | −0.71 ± 0.10 | <0.001 | 145 | −0.50 ± 0.09 | <0.001 | 155 | −0.22 [−0.48; 0.05] | 0.105 | 0.009 |
∆ waist circumference (cm) | −2.13 ± 0.63 | <0.001 | 145 | −1.73 ± 0.60 | 0.003 | 155 | −0.40 [−2.11; 1.31] | 0.643 | 0.001 |
∆ IHL (%) | −1.94 ± 0.25 | <0.001 | 132 | −1.58 ± 0.24 | <0.001 | 145 | −0.36 [−1.05; 0.33] | 0.302 | 0.004 |
∆ HOMA-IR | −0.56 ± 0.08 | <0.001 | 138 | −0.50 ± 0.08 | <0.001 | 149 | −0.06 [−0.27; 0.16] c | 0.597 | 0.001 |
∆ TC (mmol/L) | −0.39 ± 0.07 | <0.001 | 144 | −0.11 ± 0.07 | 0.114 | 155 | −0.29 [−0.47; −0.10] | 0.002 | 0.031 |
∆ LDL-C (mmol/L) | −0.28 ± 0.06 | <0.001 | 143 | −0.04 ± 0.06 | 0.311 | 155 | −0.24 [−0.40; −0.08] d | 0.004 | 0.028 |
∆ HDL-C (mmol/L) | −0.06 ± 0.01 | <0.001 | 144 | −0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.058 | 155 | −0.04 [−0.07; 0.00] d | 0.058 | 0.012 |
∆ TG (mmol/L) | −0.11 ± 0.04 | 0.004 | 144 | −0.09 ± 0.04 | 0.001 | 155 | −0.02 [−0.11; 0.08] | 0.753 | <0.001 |
Metabolic Risk Factors | Pearson Correlation Coefficient | p-Value for Correlation with Delta VAT | N |
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(a) | |||
∆ HOMA-IR | 0.245 | <0.001 | 297 |
∆ TC (mmol/L) | 0.162 | 0.005 | 299 |
∆ LDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.151 | 0.009 | 298 |
∆ HDL-C (mmol/L) | −0.106 | 0.068 | 299 |
∆ TG (mmol/L) | 0.207 | <0.001 | 299 |
(b) | |||
∆ HOMA-IR | 0.186 | 0.001 | 292 |
∆ TC (mmol/L) | 0.076 | 0.192 | 294 |
∆ LDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.088 | 0.135 | 293 |
∆ HDL-C (mmol/L) | −0.156 | 0.007 | 294 |
∆ TG (mmol/L) | 0.122 | 0.036 | 294 |
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Meyer, N.M.T.; Pohrt, A.; Wernicke, C.; Pletsch-Borba, L.; Apostolopoulou, K.; Haberbosch, L.; Machann, J.; Pfeiffer, A.F.H.; Spranger, J.; Mai, K. Improvement in Visceral Adipose Tissue and LDL Cholesterol by High PUFA Intake: 1-Year Results of the NutriAct Trial. Nutrients 2024, 16, 1057. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071057
Meyer NMT, Pohrt A, Wernicke C, Pletsch-Borba L, Apostolopoulou K, Haberbosch L, Machann J, Pfeiffer AFH, Spranger J, Mai K. Improvement in Visceral Adipose Tissue and LDL Cholesterol by High PUFA Intake: 1-Year Results of the NutriAct Trial. Nutrients. 2024; 16(7):1057. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071057
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeyer, Nina Marie Tosca, Anne Pohrt, Charlotte Wernicke, Laura Pletsch-Borba, Konstantina Apostolopoulou, Linus Haberbosch, Jürgen Machann, Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer, Joachim Spranger, and Knut Mai. 2024. "Improvement in Visceral Adipose Tissue and LDL Cholesterol by High PUFA Intake: 1-Year Results of the NutriAct Trial" Nutrients 16, no. 7: 1057. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071057
APA StyleMeyer, N. M. T., Pohrt, A., Wernicke, C., Pletsch-Borba, L., Apostolopoulou, K., Haberbosch, L., Machann, J., Pfeiffer, A. F. H., Spranger, J., & Mai, K. (2024). Improvement in Visceral Adipose Tissue and LDL Cholesterol by High PUFA Intake: 1-Year Results of the NutriAct Trial. Nutrients, 16(7), 1057. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071057