Effects of bark flour of passion fruit on metabolic syndrome: A randomized clinical trial
International Journal of Development Research
Effects of bark flour of passion fruit on metabolic syndrome: A randomized clinical trial
Received 14th June, 2018; Received in revised form 20th July, 2018; Accepted 19th August, 2018; Published online 30th September, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Maria da Conceição dos Santos Oliveira Cunha et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objectives: To analyze the effects of a treatment with bark flour of passion fruit in people with metabolic syndrome. Method: randomized clinical trial with a sample of 50 people with metabolic syndrome, assigned randomly to two groups: intervention group (n=25) or thecontrol group (n=25). The intervention consisted in consumingbark flour of passion fruit for eight weeks. Anthropometric measures, biochemical parameters and blood pressure were measured as the markers of metabolic control. The Mann-Whitney test was used for inter-group comparison before and after the intervention. The Chi-square test was used to verify possible associations between categorical variables. Results: Fat percentage, blood pressure and triglycerides decreased into the intervention group after the 8-week period, but this decrease was not significant when compared with placebo group. Conclusion: Consumption of bark flour of passion fruit can improve markers of metabolic syndrome, but the findings of this study were not significant.
