The impact of fiber supplementation on ADMA levels.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an emerging biomarker that has been associated with oxidative metabolism and increased cardiovascular risk. Little information is available regarding the effect of diet on ADMA.

Methods

The authors studied 86 overweight/obese adults as part of a clinical trial of psyllium supplementation to determine whether 3 months of such supplementation would affect ADMA levels. Forty-one people in the intervention group received 14 g/day of psyllium in addition to their usual diet compared with 45 controls who followed their usual diet alone. The 2 groups were comparable at baseline in demographic characteristics and body mass index.

Results

Baseline ADMA levels were elevated in this overweight/obese population compared with publis

SUBMITTER: King DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2776627 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature