Increased homocysteinemia is associated with beneficial effects on body weight after long-term high-protein, low-fat diet in rats

Nutrition
Bernard BeckJean-Louis Guéant

Abstract

Diets rich in protein are often used for weight loss in obese patients, but their long-term effects are not fully understood. Homocysteine (Hcy) is considered to be a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and its levels are influenced by diet, particularly the protein and fat content. We studied the effect of diets with varying fat/protein content on body weight and composition, food intake, Hcy, B vitamins, leptin, and several pro-inflammatory cytokines. For 2 mo, Long-Evans rats were fed either a low protein/high fat (LP), a standard control (C), or a high protein/low fat (HP) diet containing 5, 15, or 40% protein, respectively, and normal carbohydrate content (55% of total energy). The HP rats ingested 12 to 15% fewer calories (P < 0.001), gained less weight (P < 0.04), and were less fatty (P < 0.01) than the other groups. Plasma Hcy was increased in HP rats compared to C (+23%) and LP (+29%) rats (P < 0.03). It was positively correlated with protein intake (r = 0.386; P < 0.01). No obvious signs of inflammation were observed in any of the groups. Hcy increase was related directly to decrease in plasma folate (r = -0.372; P < 0.02). These data confirm the beneficial effects of HP diets on body weight but bring attention t...Continue Reading

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