Effects of a whey proteins supplementation on oxidative stress, body composition and glucose metabolism among overweight people affected by diabetes mellitus o impaired fasting glucose: A pilot study

Obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) are characterized by chronic inflammation and oxidative stress [Donath et al. 2013] and this leads to cardiovascular diseases [Hulsmans& Holvoet 2010]. Whey proteins (WP) have antioxidant [Chitapanarux et al. 2009], anti-inflammatory [Sugawara et al. 2012] and hypoglycemic activities [Mignone et al. 2015], while data on weight, body composition [Frestedt et al. 2008; Aldrich et al. 2011] and blood pressure are conflicting [Kawase et al. 2000; Lee et al.

Source: The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry - May 20, 2017 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Chiara Flaim, Michael Kob, Angela M. Di Pierro, Markus Herrmann, Lucio Lucchin Source Type: research