Diet and nutrition play an essential role in the development and the clinical expression of the most common health problems. Overeating and obesity induce oxidative stress, which has been proposed to be a pathogenic mechanism leading to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and associated cardiovascular complications. The main objective of the proposed research is to evaluate the beneficial effects of polyphenolic compounds derived from red grape marc extracts on the cascade of events leading from overeating to oxidative stress and insulin resistance. For that, we will study free radicals production, inflammatory markers, adipokines, mitochondrial function, insulin sensitivity and energy substrate utilization in healthy volunteers at risk for insulin resistance and T2D (1st degree relatives of T2D patients with associated overweight). These volunteers will be randomized between a placebo and a polyphenol group for 9 weeks. The demonstration of the beneficial effects of polyphenols will be sensitized by high-fructose feeding for the last 6 days of the protocol.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
44
2 capsules of 0.5 gram to be taken at the beginning of breakfast and dinner (2g/day) fructose : dose of 3 g/kg/day from D57 to D62 in the form of a 20% solution taken during the three main meals
2 capsules of 0.5 gram to be taken at the beginning of breakfast and dinner (2g/day) fructose : dose of 3 g/kg/day from D57 to D62 in the form of a 20% solution taken during the three main meals
Montpellier University Hospital
Montpellier, France
Peripheral insulin-sensitivity
Time frame: 6 weeks
biochemical parameters
Time frame: 6 weeks
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