The Impact of Chokeberry Bioproducts on Metabolic Parameters and Antioxidant Potential

The first stage of the dietary intervention lasted 8 weeks. Study participants consumed 100 ml of chokeberry juice daily. Chokeberry juice came from ecological cultivation (Poland). Participants qualified for the study had specific biochemical parameters tested: fasting glucose and insulin level, lipid profile (triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol), glycated hemoglobin, uric acid, C-reactive protein (CRP), creatinine, liver enzymes: alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), gamma-glutamylotranspeptydase (GGTP), homocysteine and antioxidant potential. Blood tests were performed in a certified external laboratory before and after 8 weeks of intervention. In addition, blood pressure and waist circumference were tested.

The second stage of the dietary intervention lasted 4 weeks. Study participants consumed 100 ml of chokeberry juice daily and 10 g chokeberry fiber daily (from ecological cultivation, Poland). Blood tests were performed in a certified external laboratory after 4 weeks of intervention. The following blood tests were performed: fasting glucose and insulin level, lipid profile (triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol), glycated hemoglobin, uric acid, C-reactive protein (CRP), creatinine, liver enzymes: alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), gamma-glutamylotranspeptydase (GGTP), homocysteine and antioxidant potential. In addition, blood pressure and waist circumference were tested.