Bahadoran · 2012 · Diabetes research and clinical practice
Sprout powder, triglycerides, and HDL
How did blood lipids change when patients with type 2 diabetes took sprout powder?
Human · randomized double-blind controlled trial
Key findings
Lipid changes in the 10g group
Reductions in triglycerides, the oxidized LDL/LDL ratio, and the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) were reported (p<0.05).
HDL comparison
HDL in the 10g/day group was higher than in the 5g and placebo groups (p<0.01).
Blood lipid assessment over four weeks
The two sprout powder doses were compared with placebo to evaluate blood lipid changes over four weeks.
Blood Lipids · 4-Week Trial
Reported change in the 10 g/day group
- Triglycerides
- Decrease
- HDL
- Increase
Direction of lipid changes
People with type 2 diabetes · placebo-controlled
Read the original paper and sources ↓Study design
Eighty-one patients were assigned to 10g/day powder, 5g/day powder, or placebo, and 72 completed the four-week trial. Fasting lipids, oxidized LDL, and related risk markers were compared at baseline and study end.
- Participants
- 81 patients with type 2 diabetes assigned
72 completed · placebo controlled - Intake and observation
- Sprout powder 5 or 10g/day
4 weeks · placebo controlled - Measures
- Triglycerides · HDL · oxidized LDL/LDL
Study context
This study assessed four-week blood lipids in patients with type 2 diabetes. Related reports on insulin resistance and oxidative stress used the same recruitment and intake conditions.
Original paper and sources
Broccoli sprouts powder could improve serum triglyceride and oxidized LDL/LDL-cholesterol ratio in type 2 diabetic patients: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
- Journal
- Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2012 · 96(3): 348-354
- First published
- 2012-02-09