Frequent Consumption of Selenium-Enriched Chicken Meat by Adults Causes Weight Loss and Maintains Their Antioxidant Status |
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Authors: | Santiago Navas-Carretero Marta Cuervo Itziar Abete M Angeles Zulet J Alfredo Martínez |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Physiology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Navarra, Irunlarrea, 1, 31008 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain; |
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Abstract: | To assess the effects of a moderately high-protein intake on the body composition, biochemical, and antioxidant status parameters
in young adults depending on either selenium- (Se) or non-enriched chicken consumption. The volunteers (n = 24) that completed the 10-week nutritional intervention were distributed in two parallel groups and randomly assigned to
follow an isocaloric diet with moderately high content in protein (30% energy), either with the consumption of four 200 g
portions/week of Se- or non-enriched chicken breasts. Blood samples were taken at the beginning and at the end of the study
and body composition was monitored during the trial. There was a significant reduction in weight, accompanying a decrease
on fat mass in both groups, while fat-free mass remained unchanged during the 10 weeks of intervention, without differences
between both dietary groups. Selenium blood levels and plasma glutathione peroxidase activity, as well as lipid, glucose,
and selected inflammation biomarkers remained stable during the intervention period in both dietary groups. Frequent chicken
consumption, within a controlled diet with a moderately high content in protein, produced a slight but statistically significant
weight reduction mainly due to the loss of fat mass. An extra Se supplementation (22 μg/day) in the Se-enriched chicken breast
did not affect tachyphylactic antioxidant status of the participants neither inflammatory-related markers after weight loss. |
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