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Daily fish improved lipid profiles in patients with type II diabetes and moderate exercise prevented the deterioration in glycaemic control

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.1.1.13

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    Dunstan Dw,Mori Ta, Puddey Ib , Et AL. The independent and combined effects of aerobic exercise and dietary fish intake on serum lipids and glycemic control in NIDDM. Diabetes Care 1997 Jun; 20 : 913 –21. OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    Objective

    To determine whether aerobic exercise and dietary fish consumption improve serum lipid concentrations without deterioration of glycaemic control in patients with type II diabetes.

    Design

    8 week randomised controlled trial (factorial design).

    Setting

    An outpatient clinic of a hospital in Australia.

    Patients

    55 non-smoking patients with type II diabetes treated with diet, medication, or both, who had a fasting serum triglyceride concentration > 1.8 mmol/l or high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentration < 1.0 mmol/l and body mass index < 36 kg/m2. Exclusion criteria were > 1 fish meal per week; use of fish oil supplements, insulin, or medication for lipid disorders; physically active; > 30 ml of alcohol per …

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    • Sources of funding: Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation (Healthway); Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation; National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.

    • For article reprint: Dr D W Dunstan, Department of Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, P.O. Box X2213 GPO Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6001. Email ddunstan{at}cyllene.uwa.edu.au