Nutritional recovery with okara diet prevented hypercholesterolemia,hepatic steatosis and glucose intolerance |
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Authors: | Simone Ferreira Lemes Faena Moura Lima Ana Paula Carli de Almeida Albina de Fátima Silva Ramalho Silvia Regina de Lima Reis Letícia Fonseca Michelotto |
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Affiliation: | 1. Mestrado em Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoCuiabá, MTBrazil;2. Laboratório de Avalia??o Biológica de Alimentos, Departamento de Alimentos e Nutri??o, Faculdade de Nutri??o, Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoCuiabá, MTBrazil |
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Abstract: | We assessed the biological value of an okara diet and its effects on the hormonal and metabolic profile of rats submitted to protein restriction during intra-uterine life and lactation and recovered after weaning. Male rats from mothers fed either 17% or 6% protein during pregnancy and lactation were maintained on 17% casein (CC, LC), 17% okara (CO, LO) or 6% casein (LL) diets over 60 d. The nutritional quality of the okara protein was similar to that of casein. The okara diet was effective in the nutritional recovery of rats in growing that were malnourished in early life. Furthermore, the okara diet reversed the hypercholesterolemia and the hepatic steatosis observed in the malnutrition and prevented glucose intolerance in an animal model prone to diabetes mellitus. |
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Keywords: | Diabetes dietary intervention glycaemic response metabolic study obesity okara soybean |
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