Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 10, Number 5, May 2018, pages 405-410


Effects of a Low Advanced Glycation End Products Diet on Insulin Levels: The Feasibility of a Crossover Comparison Test

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Schematic illustration of the protocol.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. (a) Plasma glucose, (b) plasma immunoreactive insulin (IRI), (c) triglycerides, and (d) Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine (CML).

Tables

Table 1. Components of the Test Diets and Cooking Methods
 
MenuCooking methodEnergyProteinFatCarbohydrate
Normal diet
  BreadBaked1585.62.628
  Fried vegetablesFried1776.37.823
  Fried eggFried766.25.20.2
  Olive oil55060
  Hashed brownsOven911.44.511.8
  Banana ChipFried1030.35.512.7
  Total66019.831.675.7
E%12.043.145.9
Low-AGE diet
  Bread1063.71.718.7
  Olive oilRaw920100
  SaladRaw1136.30.823
  Olive oil920100
  Boiled eggBoiled766.25.20.2
  Steamed potatoesSteam761.40.117.7
  BananaRaw770.90.120.2
 Total63218.527.979.8
E%11.739.750.5

 

Table 2. Baseline Characteristics
 
VariablesBaseline, mean (SD)
BMI: body mass index; IRI: plasma immunoreactive insulin.
Number (male/female)5 (2/3)
Age (years)41.4 (7.6)
Weight (kg)59.0 (9.2)
BMI (kg/m2)21.7 (2.6)
Plasma glucose (mmol/L)5.3 (0.1)
IRI (pmol/L)46.0 (15.7)
HbA1c (%)5.6 (0.3)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)5.5 (0.7)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)0.8 (0.3)
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)1.7 (0.4)
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)3.3 (0.4)
Total protein (g/dL)8.1 (0.3)
Albumin (g/dL)5.1 (0.2)
AST (U/L)26.8 (8.2)
ALT (U/L)31.2 (19.7)
γ-GTP (U/L)26.0 (12.8)
25(OH) D (nmol/L)40.7 (18.0)