Diabetes Type 2
Conditions
Keywords
pomegranate, diabetes, oxidative stress
Brief summary
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus a chronic diseases, is the most common and important metabolic disease in human. Increased free radicals production due to hyperglycemia produces oxidative stress which worsens the disease and its complications. Pomegranate juice has antioxidant and antiatherosclerotic properties. The present study was planned to evaluate the effects of pomegranate juice consumption on glycemic control, lipid profile,blood pressure and oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTpomegranate juice
BEHAVIORALlifestyle modification
Sponsors
National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age of 40-65 years * Body Mass Index 18.5-30 * Fasting blood glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl
Exclusion criteria
* Smoking * insulin for blood glucose control * taking estrogen or progesterone (if female) * Taking antioxidant supplements * suffering from any other chronic diseases * Participants are also excluded if they missed more than 10% of their pomegranate juice packs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| total antioxidant capacity | 6 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| fasting blood glucose | 6 weeks |
Countries
Iran
Outcome results
None listed