title: Rice Cakes Containing Dietary Fiber Supplemented with or without Artemisia Annua and Gynura Procumbens Merr. Alleviated the Risk Factors of Metabolic Syndrome.
abstract: We investigated whether the consumption of Korean rice cakes enriched with dietary fiber with or without polyphenol rich plants might decrease the risk factors of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Rice cakes were manufactured using fructooligosaccharides, resistant starch, and psyllium as sources of dietary fibers with and without polyphenol rich Artemisia annua and Gynura procumbens Merr. (RC+FP and RC+F, respectively), and prepared in three forms (songpyeon, seolgidduk, and chaldduk). Ninety subjects with at least one MetS risk factor were recruited for 6 weeks of dietary intervention. Sixty subjects were finally included for the analysis. Compared to the initial values, RC+FP group had decreased levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG), HOMA-IR and blood pressure after 6 weeks, whereas RC+F group didn't have significant changes in them. Regarding the improvement of individual MetS risk factors, RC+FP group showed significant reduction in FBG and blood pressures but RC+F group only had reduction in systolic blood pressure. After the intervention, a reduction in the number of MetS risk factors was greatert in the RC+FP group than in the RC+F group. In conclusion, Dietary fiber enriched rice cakes with or without polyphenols decreased the number and/or the levels of MetS risk factors. Polyphenol rich plant components may provide additional health benefits in controlling FBG and blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
authors.forename: Na Rae
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8271-4239
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9050-1607
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Min
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3443-5286
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Dietary fibers; Metabolic syndrome; Polyphenol rich plants; Rice cakes; Risk factors