Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7-8
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of a moderately energy-restricted (25 kcal/kg) diet on liver-function tests, anthropometric measurements, mononuclear-cell phospholipid fatty acid, lymphocyte blastogenesis, and plasma prostaglandin E2 and alpha-tocopherol levels were observed at weeks 0, 8, and 24 in 14 obese patients with fatty liver. Serum aminotransferase levels were improved significantly, with decreases in the body mass index and waist circumference. Decreases in energy intake from carbohydrate and increases in intake of vitamin A, vitamin C, and vegetables were observed at week 24. In mononuclear-cell phospholipids, linoleic acid (18:2omega 6), which was significantly lower in patients than in controls at week 0, was increased at week 24. In contrast, arachidonic acid was decreased. Plasma prostaglandin E2 levels were significantly lower in patients than in controls at week 0 and increased at week 24. The mononuclear-cell response for phytohemagglutinin correlated with 18:2omega 6 in mononuclear-cell phospholipids (r = 0.692, P < 0.01). Improvement of the serum alanine-aminotransferase level correlated with an increase in the plasma alpha-tocopherol level (r = -0.667, P < 0.01) and increases in consumption of vitamin A, omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and vegetables. These findings suggest that a hypoenergetic diet rich in omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants might be beneficial for obese patients with fatty liver.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0899-9007
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
542-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Alanine Transaminase, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Anthropometry, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Ascorbic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Aspartate Aminotransferases, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Diet, Reducing, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Dinoprostone, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Energy Intake, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Fatty Acids, Omega-3, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Fatty Liver, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Lipoproteins, LDL, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Liver Function Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Vegetables, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-Vitamin A, pubmed-meshheading:11448571-alpha-Tocopherol
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of a moderately energy-restricted diet on obese patients with fatty liver.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University, Soja, Japan. okita@fhw.oka-pu.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article