• increased left ventricular ejection fraction (11, 12) • improved exercise tolerance (12, 13, 14) • increased cardiac output (15) • better prognosis for patients with chronic heart failure (16) •
lowered markers of oxidative stress (17, 18)
Not exact matches
The rate
of respiratory infections and
markers of inflammation and
oxidative stress were
lower in the zinc group than in the placebo group.
Some important studies include: • Beneficial effects
of a high carbohydrate, high fiber diet on hyperglycemic diabetic men (1976) • Response
of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients to an intensive program
of diet and exercise (1982) • Diet and exercise in the treatment
of NIDDM: The need for early emphasis (1994) • Toward improved management
of NIDDM: A randomized, controlled, pilot intervention using a
low fat, vegetarian diet (1999) • The effects
of a
low - fat, plant - based dietary intervention on body weight, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity (2005) • A
low - fat vegan diet improves glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized clinical trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes (2006) • A
low - fat vegan diet and a conventional diabetes diet in the treatment
of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74 - wk clinical trial (2009) • Vegetarian diet improves insulin resistance and
oxidative stress markers more than conventional diet in subjects with Type 2 diabetes (2011) • Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the high nutrient density (HND) diet (2012)
Gardner - Thorpe D, O'Hagen C, Young I, Lewis SJ: Dietary supplements
of soya flour
lower serum testosterone concentrations and improve
markers of oxidative stress in men.
Consumption
of fresh, non-oxidized DHA, EPA or omega -3-rich perilla oil increases
markers of oxidative stress in rats.58 Rats fed 30 percent
of their diet as corn oil have double the rate
of lipid peroxidation, half the aerobic capacity, and 42 percent
lower glycogen stores in their heart tissue compared to rats fed an equal amount
of coconut oil.59 A randomized, double - blind, placebo - controlled trial likewise showed that six grams per day
of fish oil increased lipid peroxides and MDA in healthy men, regardless
of whether they were supplemented with 900 IU
of vitamin E (see Figure 4).60
One common blood
marker used to monitor
oxidative stress is the formation
of substances called F2 - isoprostanes, and studies have shown 10 - 15 %
lower levels
of this blood
marker following EVOO intake.