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Changes in thiamin intake and blood levels in young, overweight/obese women following hypocaloric diets based on the increased relative consumption of cereals or vegetables

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 61, pages 77–82 (2007)Cite this article

Abstract

Objective:

To analyse the changes in thiamin intake and blood levels of young, overweight/obese women following slightly hypocaloric diets based on the increased relative consumption of foods whose intakes were most removed from the ideal: cereals and vegetables.

Design:

The women were randomly assigned to one of two slightly hypocaloric diets: diet V, in which the consumption of vegetables was increased, or diet C, in which the consumption of cereals (especially breakfast cereals) was increased.

Subjects:

The study subjects were 67 young women with a body mass index of 24–35 kg/m2.

Interventions:

Dietetic, anthropometrics and biochemical data were collected at the start of the study and again at 2 and 6 weeks.

Results:

The reduction in energy intake was similar in both groups. However, diet C subjects lost significantly more weight. Blood thiamin concentration was higher in group C women than in group V women at 2 and 6 weeks. Compared to initial values, group C subjects showed a higher blood thiamin level at 2 weeks. The highest blood thiamin levels seen in group C women may have been due to their greater thiamin intake, their higher thiamin dietetic density, and a higher thiamin/carbohydrates ratio at both week 2 and 6 of the intervention period.

Conclusions:

Increasing the relative consumption of breakfast cereals within the context of a slightly hypocaloric diet can help in weight control and improve thiamine intake and blood levels.

Sponsorship:

This work was financed by Kellogg España via the Universidad-Empresa project 362/2003.

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    R M Ortega, A M López-Sobaler, E Rodríguez-Rodríguez, A Aparicio, L M Bermejo, L García-González & B Basabe

  2. Laboratorio de Técnicas Instrumentales, Sección Departamental de Química Analítica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

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Ortega, R., Andrés, P., López-Sobaler, A. et al. Changes in thiamin intake and blood levels in young, overweight/obese women following hypocaloric diets based on the increased relative consumption of cereals or vegetables. Eur J Clin Nutr 61, 77–82 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602476

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