Consumption of 5 Servings of Fruit and Vegetable and Lipid Profile Improvement on Overweight Adolescents: a Randomized Control Trial

Abstract

Dyslipidemia is associated with obesity. High consumption of fruit and vegetable (FV) might promote the prevention of dyslipidemia. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of 5 servings of FV to improve lipid profile on overweight adolescents. This study was an experimental study with a randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest control group design. The subjects were overweight adolescents with each of 17 persons for the treatment group and control group. Intervention given was the addition of 3 servings of fruit and 2 servings of vegetable (3F2V) a day for four weeks. Blood lipid profile changes were tested using ANOVA Repeated Measure test. Giving 3F2V for 4 weeks showed there was a significant decrease in total cholesterol by 15.29 mg/dl (p=0.00), LDL-c by 10.45 mg/dl (p=0.01) and there was not significantly decreased in triglycerides by 3.73 mg/dl (p=0.07). HDL-c showed reversed changes although not significantly decreased by 2.70 mg/dl (p=0.59). There was a weight loss of 0.28 kg (p=0.04).The addition of 3F2V for 4 weeks could lower total cholesterol, LDL-c,and triglycerides in overweight adolescents,but can’t increase HDL-c. Keyword: meniran, tannin, permanganometry, qualitative, antioxidants