Effect of Eggplant Flour (Solanum melongena L.) associated with hypoenergetic diet on antioxidant status in overweight women ‐ a randomised clinical trial

• Published in: International journal of food science & technology Vol. 54; no. 6; pp. 2182 - 2189
• Main Authors: Scorsatto, Mauara, Rosa, Glorimar, Raggio Luiz, Ronir, da Rocha Pinheiro Mulder, Alessandra, Junger Teodoro, Anderson, Moraes de Oliveira, Gláucia M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-06-2019
• Subjects: Antioxidant status; Antioxidants; Body fat; Body weight; Clinical trials; Diet; eggplant flour; Flour; metabolically healthy obese; obesity; Overweight; overweight women; Randomization; Solanum melongena; Statistical analysis
• ISSN: 0950-5423; 1365-2621
• DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14125

Summary
The objectives of this study were to assess the effect of hypoenergetic diet associated with eggplant (Solanummelongena L.) flour (EF) consumption on the antioxidant status in overweight women and compare the effect among metabolically healthy obese (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO) women. This is a 4‐month double‐blind, randomised and placebo‐controlled clinical trial. The volunteers were divided into two groups: (a) balanced and individualised hypoenergetic diet + 13 g of EF (Eggplant Flour Group [EFG]); and (b) balanced and individualised hypoenergetic diet + 13 g of placebo (Placebo Group [PG]). One hundred and eighty‐six women completed the study. The EFG exhibited significant increase in antioxidant capacity after the intervention (P = 0.044). MHO exhibited statistically significant increased antioxidant capacity (P = 0.028). Body fat had significant reduction in the EFG (P = 0.010). Waist circumference was reduced in the two groups. The hypoenergetic diet associated with EF improved the antioxidant status in comparison to the PG and in MUO women the eggplant flour reduced fat mass.
The hypoenergetic diet associated with eggplant flour improved the antioxidant status in overweight women.