Nutr Res Pract.  2023 Aug;17(4):698-716. 10.4162/nrp.2023.17.4.698.

The effects of pomegranate peel added bread on anthropometric measurements, metabolic and oxidative parameters in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

• Akkuş ÖÖ
• Metin U
• Çamlık Z

• KMID: 2545186
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2023.17.4.698

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensory properties of antioxidant-rich bread made by adding pomegranate peels and their effects on anthropometric measurements and metabolic and oxidative parameters of individuals with type 2 diabetes after consumption.
SUBJECTS/METHODS
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted with 22 individuals aged between 19 and 64 years who had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least 5 years, used only metformin, did not lose more than 10% of their body weight in the last 6 months, and had a body mass index of ≥ 25.0 kg/m² . While the study group (n = 11) consumed bread containing 500 mg pomegranate peel daily for 8 wk, the control group (n = 11) consumed standard bread. Anthropometric measurements and metabolic and oxidative parameters of individuals were evaluated at the beginning and end of the study.
RESULTS
Decreases were detected in the waist circumference, waist/hip and waist/height ratios, body fat percentages, blood pressure, and serum insulin, triglyceride, and total cholesterol levels in the individuals in the treatment group, compared with those in the control group (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
Pomegranate peel consumption by individuals with type 2 diabetes may have positive effects on anthropometric measurements and glycemic and lipid parameters.

Keyword

Type 2 diabetes mellitus; obesity; pomegranate; antioxidants; lipid peroxidation

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  Fig. 1 Consort 2010 flow diagram.

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