title: Effects of diacylglycerol oil on adiposity in obese children: initial communication.
abstract: Several studies have shown that diacylglycerol (DAG) oil may suppress accumulation of body fat in adults compared to triacylglycerol (TAG) oil. In this study, we investigated the effect of DAG oil as part of dietetic therapy in obese children. The participants were 11 male and female obese children who were under treatment at the outpatient clinic (four boys, seven girls, age: 7-17 years old). Daily-use cooking oil was changed to DAG oil, and the effects on abdominal fat areas, adipocytokines, and serum lipids were investigated. The total and subcutaneous fat areas significantly decreased in the 5th month after ingestion of DAG oil. Leptin was significantly lower than the initial level after ingestion of DAG oil. The ingestion of DAG oil decreased both the abdominal fat area and leptin in obese children, suggesting that DAG oil prevents obesity in children as well as in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fussa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saotome
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hase
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tokimitsu
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakaya
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D050154:Adiposity; D000293:Adolescent; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat; D007657:Ketone Bodies / Q000097:blood; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy*; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D016207:Cytokines; D004075:Diglycerides; D007328:Insulin; D007657:Ketone Bodies; D020738:Leptin; D008055:Lipids