Control meal using standard breakfast foods.

This will consist of standard breakfast foods plus a berry smoothie.

This will consist of standard breakfast foods plus a sea buckthorn berry smoothie.

This will consist of standard breakfast foods plus a wild garlic dip.

Diet Induced Thermogenesis

Obesity Control

This will consist of standard breakfast foods (cereal, milk, yoghurt, cheese cracker bread, butter, banana and cream

Control Meal

This will consist of standard breakfast foods (cereal, milk, yoghurt, cheese cracker bread, butter, banana and cream plus a berry smoothie. The berry smoothie consists of blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.

Berry Treatment

This will consist of standard breakfast foods (cereal, milk, yoghurt, cheese cracker bread, butter, banana and cream plus a sea buckthorn berry smoothie.

Sea Buckthorn Treatment

This will consist of standard breakfast foods (cereal, milk, yoghurt, cheese cracker bread, butter, banana and cream. The wild garlic will be prepared and served as a dip alongside.

Wild Garlic Treatment

Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Human Nutrition Unit

Thermic Effects of Some Scottish Plant Foods

The Thermic Effect of Some Plant Foods Native to Scotland: A Pilot Study.

Measured as the difference in Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) during fasting and postprandial states

Based on the Respiratory Quotient (RQ) from RMR measurement and urinary urea, the proportion of carbohydrate, fat and protein used for energy production will be estimated.

Measured using 100mm continuous-line scales anchored at each end with opposing answers to satiety and palatability related questions

University of Aberdeen

Placebo 1.2 g per day for 12 weeks, followed by a second treatment period with aged garlic extract during 12 more weeks.

Aged garlic extract, 1.2 g per day for 12 weeks, followed by a second treatment period with placebo during 12 more weeks.

Metabolic Syndrome

Aged garlic extract, 1.2 g per day for 12 weeks

aged garlic extract

Placebo

Medicine School, Universidad de Santander

Trial of Supplementation With Aged Garlic Extract to Improve Endothelial Function in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome

A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE SUPPLEMENTATION WITH KIOLIC® IN PATIENTS WITH DIAGNOSIS OF METABOLIC SYNDROME TO IMPROVE ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND INFLAMMATORY STATE. "KYMES"

The flow mediated vasodilation is a non-invasive diagnostic test using high-resolution doppler ultrasound, that measures the changes in diameter of the brachial artery in response to increased blood flow (reactive hyperemia).
The plasma levels of nitrites/nitrates will be determined by immunoassay (R&D Systems, Inc)

During the initial and follow-up visits, a blood sample will be taken to determine C-reactive protein by high sensitivity chemiluminescent immunometric assay (IMMULITE 1000, DPC, Los Angeles, CA) and Interleukin-6 by immunoassay (Biosource International, Camarillo, CA)

Blood samples will be taken at the initial and follow-up visits (12,24 weeks) to determine blood glucose by automatic colorimetric method (Baker System 9120 AX, Biochem Immunosystem, Allentown, PA)and insulin plasma levels by high sensitivity chemiluminescent immunometric assay (IMMULITE 1000, DPC, Los Angeles, CA).

Anthropometric measures will be determined at the initial and follow-up visits (12,24 weeks).

Blood samples will be taken at the initial and follow-up visits (12,24 weeks) to determine adiponectin by Human Adiponectin/Acrp30 Quantikine ELISA (R&D Systems, USA)

allicin/otyłość

Thermic Effects of Some Scottish Plant Foods

Trial of Supplementation With Aged Garlic Extract to Improve Endothelial Function in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome

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