레반 Diet 섭취에 의한 한국 여성의 체지방 축적 억제와 혈중 지질의 개선 효과

• Published in: Korean journal of community nutrition Vol. 8; no. 6; pp. 986 - 992
• Main Authors: 강순아(Soon Ah Kang), 장기효(Ki-Hyo Jang), 이재철(Jae-Cheol Lee), 장병일(Byung-Il Chang), 임영애(Young Ae Lim), 송병춘(Byeng Choon Song)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한지역사회영양학회 2003
• Subjects: hyperlipidemia; levan; plasma lipids; obesity; BMI
• ISSN: 1226-0983; 2287-1624; 2951-3146

This study was performed to investigate the effects of a levan diet on the body fat accumulation and serum lipid composition of 29 Korean women over a period of up to 12 weeks (n=13 for the control group, n=16 for the levan group). The subjects ate an uncooked diet (6 g) with 400$m\ell$ of tap water twice a day. The mean body weight and height measurements of the subjects (levan group) at the outset were 66.0$\pm$8.8kg and 156.7$\pm$5.3cm, respectively. The subjects showed a significant reduction in weight, body fat mass, anthropometric measurements and skinfold thickness during the experimental period. The waist hip ratio (WHR) was 0.88$\pm$0.03 at the outset, and fell to 0.82$\pm$0.05 after 4 weeks. The intake of levan was also influenced on the levels of serum Fe, leptin, lipoprotein lipase, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride. The serum glucose levels were within the normal range during the experimental period. The initial serum triglyceride level was 121mg/dl, but fell to 103mg/dl after 4 weeks of levan supplementation. The current study demonstrates that a levan diet is effective in controlling weight, body fat, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride levels.