Beschreibung:
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<jats:title>OBJECTIVE</jats:title>
<jats:p>To evaluate the effects of qualitative dietary changes and the interaction with aerobic exercise training on liver fat content independent of weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS</jats:title>
<jats:p>With use of a factorial 2 × 2 randomized parallel-group design, 37 men and 8 women, aged 35–70 years, with type 2 diabetes in satisfactory blood glucose control on diet or diet plus metformin treatment were assigned to one of the following groups for an 8-week period: 1) high-carbohydrate/high-fiber/low–glycemic index diet (CHO/fiber group), 2) high-MUFA diet (MUFA group), 3) high-carbohydrate/high-fiber/low–glycemic index diet plus physical activity program (CHO/fiber+Ex group), and 4) high-MUFA diet plus physical activity program (MUFA+Ex group). Before and after intervention, hepatic fat content was measured by 1H NMR.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>RESULTS</jats:title>
<jats:p>Dietary compliance was optimal and body weight remained stable in all groups. Liver fat content decreased more in MUFA (−29%) and MUFA+Ex (−25%) groups than in CHO/fiber (−4%) and CHO/fiber+Ex groups (−6%). Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA, including baseline values as covariate, showed a significant effect on liver fat content for diet (P = 0.006), with no effects for exercise training (P = 0.789) or diet-exercise interaction (P = 0.712).</jats:p>
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<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS</jats:title>
<jats:p>An isocaloric diet enriched in MUFA compared with a diet higher in carbohydrate and fiber was associated with a clinically relevant reduction of hepatic fat content in type 2 diabetic patients independent of an aerobic training program and should be considered for the nutritional management of hepatic steatosis in people with type 2 diabetes.</jats:p>
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