Korean J Nutr.  2005 Sep;38(7):553-560.

LDL Oxidation, Total Radical Trapping Antioxidant Potential and Plasma Antioxidant Vitamin Systems in Obese School Children

• Shin MJ
• Jun KI
• Seo BY
• Park E

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the lipid peroxidation, plasma antioxidant status and insulin resistance in childhood obesity. To this end, we measured blood lipid profiles, glucose, insulin concentrations, plasma antioxidant vitamins, baseline conjugated diene formation as a measure of LDL oxidation in vivo and TRAP (total radical trapping antioxidant potential) of 93 school children (58 nonobese, 35 overweight-obese). Insulin resistance was estimated by homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). The overweight-obese children showed significantly higher levels of leptin (p < 0.0001) and triglyceride (p < 0.05) and significantly lower level of plasma lycopene (p < 0.001) and gamma-tocopherol (p < 0.05) compared with the normal weight children. Furthermore, the levels of TRAP were signi-ficantly lower in overweight-obese children (p < 0.05). Significant positive relationships between plasma leptin and conjugated dienes formation (p < 0.005) and inverse relationship between plasma leptin and lipid corrected levels of beta-carotene (p < 0.05), lycopene (p < 0.05) were observed. Our results showed an increased lipid peroxidation and dec-reased antioxidant capacity in childhood obesity which could be involved in the atherosclerotic process.

Keyword

childhood obesity; total radical-trapping antioxidant potential; lipid peroxidation; antioxidant vitamins; insulin resistance

MeSH Terms

beta Carotene
Child*
gamma-Tocopherol
Glucose
Homeostasis
Humans
Insulin
Insulin Resistance
Leptin
Lipid Peroxidation
Pediatric Obesity
Plasma*
Triglycerides
Vitamins*
Glucose
Insulin
Leptin
Vitamins
beta Carotene
gamma-Tocopherol