Dietary total antioxidant capacity is related to glucose tolerance in older people: The Hertfordshire Cohort Study
Dietary total antioxidant capacity is related to glucose tolerance in older people: The Hertfordshire Cohort Study
Background and aims
Dietary antioxidants may play a protective role in the aetiology of type 2 diabetes. However, observational studies that examine the relationship between the antioxidant capacity of the diet and glucose metabolism are limited, particularly in older people. We aimed to examine the relationships between dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and markers of glucose metabolism among 1441 men and 1253 women aged 59–73 years who participated in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK.
Methods and results
Diet was assessed by food frequency questionnaire. Dietary TAC was estimated using published databases of TAC measured by four different assays: oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), ferric-reducing ability of plasma (FRAP), total radical-trapping antioxidant parameter (TRAP) and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC). Fasting and 120-min plasma glucose and insulin concentrations were measured during a standard 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. In men, dietary TAC estimated by all four assays was inversely associated with fasting insulin concentration and homoeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR); with the exception of ORAC, dietary TAC was also inversely related to 120-min glucose concentration. There were no associations with fasting glucose or 120-min insulin concentrations. In women, with the exception of the association between ORAC and 120-min insulin concentration, dietary TAC estimated by all assays showed consistent inverse associations with fasting and 120-min glucose and insulin concentrations and HOMA-IR. These associations were more marked among women with BMI ?30 kg/m2.
Conclusion
These findings suggest dietary TAC may have important protective effects on glucose tolerance, especially in older obese women.
total antioxidant capacity, diet, glucose tolerance, epidemiology
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Okubo, H.
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Syddall, H.E.
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Phillips, D.I.
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Sayer, A.A.
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Dennison, E.M.
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Cooper, C.
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Robinson, S.M.
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March 2014
Okubo, H.
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Syddall, H.E.
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Phillips, D.I.
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Sayer, A.A.
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Dennison, E.M.
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Cooper, C.
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Robinson, S.M.
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Okubo, H., Syddall, H.E., Phillips, D.I., Sayer, A.A., Dennison, E.M., Cooper, C. and Robinson, S.M.
(2014)
Dietary total antioxidant capacity is related to glucose tolerance in older people: The Hertfordshire Cohort Study.
Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 24 (3), .
(doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2013.08.001).
(PMID:24370447)
Abstract
Background and aims
Dietary antioxidants may play a protective role in the aetiology of type 2 diabetes. However, observational studies that examine the relationship between the antioxidant capacity of the diet and glucose metabolism are limited, particularly in older people. We aimed to examine the relationships between dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and markers of glucose metabolism among 1441 men and 1253 women aged 59–73 years who participated in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK.
Methods and results
Diet was assessed by food frequency questionnaire. Dietary TAC was estimated using published databases of TAC measured by four different assays: oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), ferric-reducing ability of plasma (FRAP), total radical-trapping antioxidant parameter (TRAP) and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC). Fasting and 120-min plasma glucose and insulin concentrations were measured during a standard 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. In men, dietary TAC estimated by all four assays was inversely associated with fasting insulin concentration and homoeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR); with the exception of ORAC, dietary TAC was also inversely related to 120-min glucose concentration. There were no associations with fasting glucose or 120-min insulin concentrations. In women, with the exception of the association between ORAC and 120-min insulin concentration, dietary TAC estimated by all assays showed consistent inverse associations with fasting and 120-min glucose and insulin concentrations and HOMA-IR. These associations were more marked among women with BMI ?30 kg/m2.
Conclusion
These findings suggest dietary TAC may have important protective effects on glucose tolerance, especially in older obese women.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 24 October 2013
Published date: March 2014
Keywords:
total antioxidant capacity, diet, glucose tolerance, epidemiology
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