Nutrients August 2020 PMID 32764462

Dietary Intake of Carotenoid-Rich Vegetables Reduces Visceral Adiposity in Obese Japanese men-A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial.

Tomohisa Takagi, Ryotaro Hayashi, Yuji Nakai, Shinji Okada, Rumiko Miyashita, Mayumi Yamada, Yoichi Mihara, Katsura Mizushima, Mayuko Morita, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Yuji Naito, Yoshito Itoh

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The overall tone reflects enthusiastic support for the study's implications, with mentions of practical actions like eating tomatoes and smoothies, exemplified by comments like 'i need to start eating tomatoes lol,' which show personal interest. Meanwhile, dismissive remarks such as 'Vegetables shown to be useless once again' indicate some skepticism, contributing to a moderate impact perception.

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Most discussions support the positive findings of the study, emphasizing dietary changes like eating tomatoes and carotenoid-rich foods.

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Comments reference specific methods such as smoothies and dietary habits, showing some thoughtful engagement, though primarily reactions.

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Social discussions suggest the article might influence health behaviors, but there's some dismissiveness, as seen in the comment about vegetables being 'useless.'

Abstract in brief

  • The study found that consuming carotenoid-rich vegetables, especially those high in lycopene and lutein, increased blood carotenoid levels and decreased visceral fat in obese Japanese men over 8 weeks.
  • All groups showed a reduction in visceral fat and CoQ10 oxidation rate, with waist circumference significantly decreasing only in the group with low lycopene and low lutein.
  • Gene expression analysis revealed changes only in the group with low lycopene and low lutein, suggesting that carotenoid intake may influence gene activity related to obesity and metabolic health.]

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Double blind study showing lycopene rich foods help decrease visceral obesity.... i need to start eating tomatoes lol https://t.co/t2HZIqKxlG

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Middle-aged men who drank carotenoid-rich vegetable smoothies daily (before breakfast) experienced a reduction in visceral fat after eight weeks.

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Travis Statham
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Double blind study showing lycopene rich foods help decrease visceral obesity.... i need to start eating tomatoes lol https://t.co/t2HZIqKxlG

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Mike Lustgarten, PhD
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Dietary Intake of Carotenoid-Rich Vegetables Reduces Visceral Adiposity in Obese Japanese men-A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial https://t.co/jyCMKaRN3d

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Middle-aged men who drank carotenoid-rich vegetable smoothies daily (before breakfast) experienced a reduction in visceral fat after eight weeks.

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Vegetables shown to be useless once again. https://t.co/c673ZiwQFe

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Dietary Intake of Carotenoid-Rich Vegetables Reduces Visceral Adiposity in Obese Japanese men-A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial. by Takagi T, Hayashi R, Nakai Y, Okada S, Miyashita R, Yamada M, Mihara Y, Mizushima K, Morita M, Uchiyama K, Naito Y, Itoh Y https://t.co/XsaVvlbptZ

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