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An organic khorasan wheat-based replacement diet improves risk profile of patients with acute coronary syndrome: a randomized crossover trial.

Nutrients
January 1, 1970
Anne Whittaker et al. (10 authors)
Comparative StudyJournal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tHuman StudyClinical
Extracted Claims (8)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
replacement diet with products made with organic khorasan wheat
decrease
total cholesterol
patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
-6.8%
significant amelioration
#1
replacement diet with products made with organic khorasan wheat
decrease
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)
patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
-8.1%
significant amelioration
#2
replacement diet with products made with organic khorasan wheat
decrease
glucose
patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
-8%
significant amelioration
#3
replacement diet with products made with organic khorasan wheat
decrease
insulin
patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
-24.6%
significant amelioration
#4
replacement diet with products made with organic khorasan wheat
decrease
reactive oxygen species (ROS)
patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
-
significant reduction
#5
replacement diet with products made with organic khorasan wheat
decrease
lipoperoxidation of circulating monocytes and lymphocytes
patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
-
significant reduction
#6
replacement diet with products made with organic khorasan wheat
decrease
levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
-
significant reduction
#7
replacement diet with products made from organic modern wheat
no change
-
patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
-
no significant differences from baseline
#8
Abstract

Khorasan wheat is an ancient grain with previously reported health benefits in clinically healthy subjects. The aim of this study was to examine whether a replacement diet, thereby substituting all other cereal grains, with products made with organic khorasan wheat could provide additive protective effects in reducing lipid, oxidative and inflammatory risk factors, in patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in comparison to a similar replacement diet using products made from organic modern wheat. A randomized double-blinded crossover trial with two intervention phases was conducted on 22 ACS patients (9 F; 13 M). The patients were assigned to consume products (bread, pasta, biscuits and crackers) made either from organic semi-whole khorasan wheat or organic semi-whole control wheat for eight weeks in a random order. On average, patients ingested 62.0 g dry weight (DW) day-1 khorasan or control semolina; and 140.5 g DW day-1 khorasan or control flour, respectively. An eight-week washout period was implemented between the respective interventions. Blood analyses were performed both at the beginning and end of each intervention phase; thereby permitting a comparison of both the khorasan and control intervention phases, respectively, on circulatory risk factors for the same patient. Consumption of products made with khorasan wheat resulted in a significant amelioration in total cholesterol (-6.8%), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (-8.1%) glucose (-8%) and insulin (-24.6%) from baseline levels, independently of age, sex, traditional risk factors, medication and diet quality. Moreover, there was a significant reduction in reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipoperoxidation of circulating monocytes and lymphocytes, as well as in the levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha. No significant differences from baseline in the same patients were observed after the conventional control wheat intervention phase. The present results suggest that a replacement diet with cereal products made from organic khorasan wheat provides additional protection in patients with ACS. Circulating cardiovascular risk factors, including lipid parameters, and markers of both oxidative stress and inflammatory status, were reduced, irrespective of the number and combination of medicinal therapies with proven efficacy in secondary prevention.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Acute Coronary SyndromeAgedBiomarkersBreadCross-Over StudiesDietDouble-Blind MethodEdible GrainFemaleFood, OrganicHumansInflammationLipidsMaleMiddle AgedOxidative StressRandom AllocationRisk FactorsSpecies SpecificityTriticum
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Total Citations30
Citations/Year3.0
Relative Citation Ratio1.46
NIH Percentile64.2%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
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