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A 3-year Mediterranean-style dietary intervention may modulate the association between adiponectin gene variants and body weight change

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Purpose

Adiponectin gene variations have been associated with obesity. There are few interventional studies analyzing this association. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of a nutritional intervention with Mediterranean-style diet and three (−4034A/C, +45T/G, and +276 G/T) adiponectin gene variants on 3-year body weight changes in high cardiovascular risk patients.

Subjects and methods

A total of 737 participants, aged 55–80 at high cardiovascular risk were assigned to a low-fat diet or to a Mediterranean-style diet (MD) groups, one with high intake of virgin olive oil (VOO) and the other with high intake of nuts. Anthropometric parameters were taken at baseline and after 3-year follow-up, and the genotyping of the −4034A/C, +45T/G, and +276 G/T polymorphisms was done.

Results

GG genotype of the +45T/G polymorphism was associated with 3-year higher body weight gain (B = 1.399; B = 0.043). TT genotype of the +276G/T polymorphism was linked to the highest 3-year body weight gain in men. Both Mediterranean diets appeared to reverse this effect (p for interaction = 0.053).

Conclusion

Adiponectin gene variation appeared to be associated with 3-year body weight changes in a high cardiovascular risk population. This association may be modulated by a nutritional intervention with a Mediterranean-style diet.

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Acknowledgments

We are specially indebted to Prof. Valentina Ruiz-Gutierrez from Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC, Sevilla (Spain) for her invaluable help in ensuring free provision of olive oil to our participants and to all other members of the PREDIMED group: Salas-Salvado J, Corella D, Fiol M, Ros E, Aros F, Gomez-Gracia E, Lamuela-Raventos RM, Saez G, Lapetra J, Serra-Majem L, Pinto L, Covas MI, Tur JA, and Portillo MP. We would like to thank all the sources of support: Department of Health of the Navarra Government (Spain), Linea Especial (LE 97) of the University of Navarra, the RETICS Scheme funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health (PREDIMED Project, reference RD 06/0045/0000) and CIBERobn which is an initiative of ISCIII (CB06/03/1017). C. Razquin is a predoctoral fellow funded by IBERCAJA. We would also like to thank all the participants and members of the PREDIMED project.

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    C. Razquin, J. A. Martínez & A. Marti

  2. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Clinica Universitaria, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    M. A. Martínez-González

  3. Human Nutrition Unit, School of Medicine, University of Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain

    J. Salas-Salvadó

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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Razquin, C., Martínez, J.A., Martínez-González, M.A. et al. A 3-year Mediterranean-style dietary intervention may modulate the association between adiponectin gene variants and body weight change. Eur J Nutr 49, 311–319 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-009-0090-2

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