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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of dried purple carrot on body mass, lipids, blood pressure, body composition, and inflammatory markers in overweight and obese…

Overview of attention for article published in Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, January 2013
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Title
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of dried purple carrot on body mass, lipids, blood pressure, body composition, and inflammatory markers in overweight and obese adults: The QUENCH Trial1
Published in
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, January 2013
DOI 10.1139/cjpp-2012-0349
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Authors

Olivia R.L. Wright, Gabriele A. Netzel, Amy R. Sakzewski

Abstract

Obesity is a significant health issue worldwide and is associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation predisposing the individual to cardiovascular disease and impaired blood glucose homeostasis. Anthocyanins and phenolic acids from purple carrots are effective at reversing inflammation and metabolic alterations in animal models, potentially through inhibition of inflammatory pathways. The effects of dried purple carrot on body mass, body composition, blood pressure, lipids, inflammatory markers, liver function tests, and appetite were investigated in 16 males (aged 53.1 ± 7.6 years and with a mean BMI of 32.8 ± 4.6 kg/m(2)) with normal lipid and inflammatory markers. There was no evidence that 118.5 mg/day of anthocyanins and 259.2 mg/day of phenolic acids for 4 weeks resulted in statistically significant changes in body mass, body composition, appetite, dietary intake, low density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, blood pressure, or C-reactive protein in these obese participants at the dose and length of intervention used in this trial. High density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower in the intervention group (p < 0.05). Aspartate amino transferase and alanine amino transferase did not change, indicating that the intervention was safe. More studies are required to establish the bioavailability and pharmacokinetic effects of purple carrot anthocyanins and phenolic acids prior to further trials of efficacy with respect to treating inflammation and metabolic alterations.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 2 1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Belgium 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 130 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 13%
Researcher 17 13%
Student > Master 16 12%
Student > Bachelor 11 8%
Student > Postgraduate 7 5%
Other 27 20%
Unknown 40 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 27 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 15 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 13 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 6%
Chemistry 6 4%
Other 17 13%
Unknown 50 37%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 November 2017.
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#7,937,263
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Outputs from Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
#311
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#79,746
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#8
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