A Green-Mediterranean Diet, Supplemented with Mankai Duckweed, Preserves Iron-Homeostasis in Humans and Is Efficient in Reversal of Anemia in Rats

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BACKGROUND: Decreased dietary meat may deplete iron stores, as plant-derived iron bioavailability is typically limited.

OBJECTIVES: We explored the effect of a low-meat Mediterranean (green-MED) diet, supplemented with Wolffia globosa duckweed (Mankai: rich in protein and iron) as a food source for humans, on iron status. We further examined the iron bioavailability of Mankai in rats.

METHODS: Two hundred and ninety-four abdominally obese/dyslipidemic [mean age = 51.1 y; body mass index (kg/m2) = 31.3; 88% men] nonanemic participants were randomly assigned to physical activity (PA), PA + MED diet, or PA + green-MED diet. Both isocaloric MED groups consumed 28 g walnuts/d and the low-meat green-MED group further consumed green tea (800 mL/d) and Mankai (100 g green shake/d). In a complementary animal experiment, after 44 d of an iron deficiency anemia-inducing diet, 50 female rats (age = 3 wk; Sprague Dawley strain) were randomly assigned into: iron-deficient diet (vehicle), or vehicle + iso-iron: ferrous gluconate (FG) 14, Mankai 50, and Mankai 80 versions (1.7 mg · kg-1 · d-1 elemental iron), or FG9.5 and Mankai 50-C version (1.15 mg · kg-1 · d-1 elemental iron). The specific primary aim for both studies was changes in iron homeostasis parameters.

RESULTS: After 6 mo of intervention, iron status trajectory did not differ between the PA and PA + MED groups. Hemoglobin modestly increased in the PA + green-MED group (0.23 g/dL) compared with PA (-0.1 g/dL; P < 0.001) and PA + MED (-0.1 g/dL; P < 0.001). Serum iron and serum transferrin saturation increased in the PA + green-MED group compared with the PA group (8.21 μg/dL compared with -5.23 μg/dL and 2.39% compared with -1.15%, respectively; P < 0.05 for both comparisons), as did folic acid (P = 0.011). In rats, hemoglobin decreased from 15.7 to 9.4 mg/dL after 44 d of diet-induced anemia. After depletion treatment, the vehicle-treated group had a further decrease of 1.3 mg/dL, whereas hemoglobin concentrations in both FG and Mankai iso-iron treatments similarly rebounded (FG14: +10.8 mg/dL, Mankai 50: +6.4 mg/dL, Mankai 80: +7.3 mg/dL; FG9.5: +5.1 mg/dL, Mankai 50-C: +7.1 mg/dL; P < 0.05 for all vs. the vehicle group).

CONCLUSIONS: In humans, a green-MED low-meat diet does not impair iron homeostasis. In rats, iron derived from Mankai (a green-plant protein source) is bioavailable and efficient in reversal of anemia. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03020186.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:149

Enthalten in:

The Journal of nutrition - 149(2019), 6 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 1004-1011

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yaskolka Meir, Anat [VerfasserIn]
Tsaban, Gal [VerfasserIn]
Zelicha, Hila [VerfasserIn]
Rinott, Ehud [VerfasserIn]
Kaplan, Alon [VerfasserIn]
Youngster, Ilan [VerfasserIn]
Rudich, Assaf [VerfasserIn]
Shelef, Ilan [VerfasserIn]
Tirosh, Amir [VerfasserIn]
Brikner, Dov [VerfasserIn]
Pupkin, Efrat [VerfasserIn]
Sarusi, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Blüher, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Stümvoll, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Thiery, Joachim [VerfasserIn]
Ceglarek, Uta [VerfasserIn]
Stampfer, Meir J [VerfasserIn]
Shai, Iris [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

E1UOL152H7
Iron
Iron, Dietary
Iron homeostasis parameters
Journal Article
Mediterranean diet
Plant iron sources
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vegetarian diet
Weight loss

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Date Completed 06.04.2020

Date Revised 16.02.2023

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03020186

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/jn/nxy321

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM295377887