Asparagus Capsule Consumption and Blood Sugar and Lipids and Oxidative Stress

The study design was cross-sectional. Participants were 44 overweight and obese persons, male and female, age 18-59 years. Participants were divided into 2 groups consisting of 23 asparagus capsules and 21 placebo capsules groups. They received health screenings including history taking, mental health questionnaire, and vital signs, height and body weight, body composition, fat distribution measurements and oral glucose tolerance test. Then, a venipuncture was conducted to determine blood glucose, insulin, lipids malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl levels. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze parameters between groups and paired t-test was used to analyze parameters intra-group.

Inclusion criteria

• Man or woman, aged between 18 to 59 years
• Body mass index more than 23 (Asian criteria)
• No history of hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, endocrine disease, neuromuscular disease, musculoskeletal disease, liver disease, renal disease, immune disease, infectious disease, or cancer
• No regular intake of dietary supplements, i.e., vitamins, antioxidants
• No regular smokers or alcohol drinkers (>2 times per week)
• Not sportman or regular exerciser (>2 times per week or >150 min per week)
• No food allergy, especially shoot

Exclusion criteria

• Current signs or symptoms of infection, i.e., fever, hyperpnea, dyspnea, and palpitations.