• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.809-816
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• 1995

We have studied the effects of buckwheat diet on serum glucose and lipid metabolism in 9 NIDDM volunteers during 2 weeks. The subjects were given dietary counseling in their own homes at 2-3 day intervals throughout experimental periods and the dietary intake were determined by interview and record methods. The intake of calorie, carbohydrate, protein and fat during the buckwheat diet period were not significantly different compared with control diet and body weight was maintained within 1-2kg. The mean total glycohemoglobin, fructosamine, total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels at the end of buckwheat diet were significantly lower than the end of control diet (P<0.05). Fasting serum glucose, insulin and HDL-chloesterol levels were slightly decreased. The mean triglyceride level was increased but it was not significant. These results indicate that buckwheat diet is an effective therapeutic regimen for the control of metabolic derangements in diabetes mellitus.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.307-317
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• 1997

To determine the effects of endogenous and exogenous strogen on serum lipid levels, twenty nonsmoking healthy Korean women were participated in this experiment for 12 weeks. They were assigned to three groups : (1) eight women aged 22 to 30(yr) for the premenopausal(Pre) group, (2) eight, aged 49 to 60(yr) for the postmenoparusal(Pst) group, (3) four, aged 23 to 30(yr) for the oral contraceptive(OC) group which used triphasic OC formulation. Fasting blood samples representing every phase of the hormonal levels were obtained from the subjects of the Pre and the OC group. From the subjects of the Pst group, fasting blood samples were obtained once per three weeks for 12 weeks. All the serum data were adjusted for dietary effects, exercise, personality type and body mass index(BMI) by using analysis of covariation(ANCOVA). Serum lipid levels of the three groups were significantly different. While serum levels of triglycerides(TG)(p<0.0001), low density lipoprotein-chloesterol(LDL-C)/high density liporotein-cholesterol(HDL-C) ratio (LDC-C/HDL-C)(P<0.01) and total cholesterol (TC)/HDL-C ratio (TC/HDL-C)(P<0.001) were significatnly high in the Pst group, serum HDL-C(P0.001) level was significantly high in the Pre group. The OC group showed significantly low serum TC(P<0.0001) and LDL-C(P<0.0001) levels. There was no signidicant difference in the fluictuation of serum lipid levels during the menstrual cycle of the Pre group. However, in the OC group, serum TG level was significantly increased at phase 2(P<0.05) where exogenous estrogen administration was highest. Even though other serum lipid levels of the OC group were not significantly fluctuated according to the exogenous estrogen administration, there was a trend of increased levels of serum TC, LDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C and TC/HDL-C and decreased level of HDL-C during the menstruation period. Also, serum TC level was high(P<0.005) and serum TG level was low (P<0.005) at the baseline of the OC group compared with the periods of OC administration. When screening and counseling the female population at risk for coronary heart disease(CHD), the result of this study suggest that in may be desirable to divide the population into several groups according to their personal physiological characteristics, such as age, OC administration, menstrual cycle and menopause, as well as general risk factors for CHD.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2002

본 연구에서 12주간의 홍삼복합제 투여와 복합운동이 20대 비만 여성의 혈중 지질 및 체구성 성분의 변화에 미치는 영향을 연구 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 체중은 12주 후, 대조군의 증가에 비해 홍삼복합제투여군, 홍삼·운동군이 유의하게 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 체지방율은 12주 후, 대조군에 비해 홍삼복합제투여군, 홍삼 운동군이 유의하게 감소한 것으로 나타났다. TC는, 다른 두 집단이 12주에 걸쳐 꾸준히 증가한 것에 비해 홍삼·운동군은 지속적인 감소현상을 보여 대조적인 경향을 보였다. HDL-C은 12주 후 대조군과 홍삼·운동군은 소폭 감소한 반면, 홍삼복합제투여군은 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. LDL-C은 대조군과 흥삼복합제투여군이 8주에서 12주 사이 증가하는 양상을 보이는 반면 홍삼·운동군은 거의 변화를 하지 않아 대조적인 경향을 보였으며, 반복측정분산분석의 결과도 통계적으로 유의성은 없었다. TG는 다른 두 집단이 12주 동안 거의 변화가 없었던 반면에 홍삼복합제투여군은 꾸준한 감소를 하였으나 통계적으로 유의하지는 않았다. 이상의 결론으로 보아서 12주간의 실험 결과는 홍삼복합제투여와 홍삼·운동의 복합 처치가 체중, 체지방 감소에 유의한 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히, total cholesterol, HDL-C, TG 등을 포함한 혈중 지질 농도의 개선에 관련하여 유리한 변화를 유도할 수 있음을 보여주었다.