Effects of initiating moderate wine intake on abdominal adipose tissue in adults with type 2 diabetes: a 2-year randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To generate evidence-based conclusions about the effect of wine consumption on weight gain and abdominal fat accumulation and distribution in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Design

In the 2-year randomized controlled CASCADE (CArdiovaSCulAr Diabetes & Ethanol) trial, patients following a Mediterranean diet were randomly assigned to drink 150 ml of mineral water, white wine or red wine with dinner for 2 years. Visceral adiposity and abdominal fat distribution were measured in a subgroup of sixty-five participants, using abdominal MRI.

Setting

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Soroka-Medical Center and the Nuclear Research Center Negev, Israel.

Subjects

Alcohol-abstaining adults with well-controlled type 2 diabetes.

Results

Forty-eight participa

SUBMITTER: Golan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261369 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature