%0 Journal Article
%A Garcia-Rodriguez, S.
%A Sinausia, L.
%A Barragan, C.
%A Montero, E.
%A Perona, J. S.
%T Mediterranean-style breakfast increases postprandial serum alpha-tocopherol levels in lean and obese individuals
%D 2018
%@ 0017-3495
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19346
%X The aim of this study was to compare the variations in the concentrations of tocopherols and retinol in obese adults in the postprandial state after the intake of a Mediterranean or Western-style breakfast. The study was designed as a randomized, controlled intervention trial in the postprandial state, for which 24 male adults (12 obese and 12 of normalweight) were recruited. After a fat challenge, blood samples were collected at different times postprandially and alpha-tocophcrol, gamma-tocopherol and retinal concentrations were determined in serum by HPLC. The Mediterranean-style meal produced a greater increase in serum a-tocopherol levels in both obese and normal-weight subjects, compared to the Western-style meal, indicating that the composition of the food allects the concentration of tocopherols in the postprandial state. However, the serum concentrations of gamma-tocopherol and retinol remained unmodified. In conclusion, the presence of alpha-tocopherol in the meal could contribute to the protection of the Mediterranean-style meal against atherosclerosis in the postprandial state.
%K alpha-tocopherols Breakfast
%K Mediterranean-style meal
%K Obesity
%K Postprandial
%K Western-style meal
%K Vitamin-e
%K Gamma-tocopherol
%K Normal-weight
%K Plasma
%K Diet
%K Ldl
%K Supplementation
%K Carotenoids
%K Combination
%K Resistance
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