Nitric oxide enhancement and blood pressure decrease in patients with metabolic syndrome using soy protein or fish oil

OBJECTIVE: To verify the effects of fish oil and soy on nitric oxide (NO) and blood pressure in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Sixty women with MS were investigated in a parallel randomized design study. The first group maintained their usual diet; the second group received 25 g/day of soy; the third group received 3 g/day of n-3 fatty acids, and the fourth group the same amount previously cited of n-3 fatty acids and soy. RESULTS: Serum nitric oxide metabolites showed significant increase after 90 days in the fish oil and soy groups. Systolic pressure reduced after 45 days of treatment with fish oil, whereas diastolic pressure decreased significantly throughout the study in the soy group. CONCLUSIONS: NO increase and blood pressure reduction with fish oil or soy protein reinforce the importance of the influence of NO on blood pressure in patients with MS.

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Autores principales:	Simão,Andréa Name Colado, Lozovoy,Marcell Alysson Batisti, Simão,Tathiana Name Colado, Dichi,Jane Bandeira, Matsuo,Tiemi, Dichi,Isaias
Formato:	Digital revista
Idioma:	English
Publicado:	Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia 2010
Acceso en línea:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27302010000600005
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