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Relationship Among Serum Taurine, Serum Adipokines, and Body Composition During 8-Week Human Body Weight Control Program

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Taurine 8

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Human adipose tissue is not only a storage organ but also an active endocrine organ to release adipokines. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship among serum taurine and adipokine levels, and body composition during 8-week human body weight control program in obese female college students. The program consisted of diet therapy, exercise, and behavior modification. After the program, body weight, body fat mass, percent body fat, and body mass index (BMI) were significantly decreased. Serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were significantly decreased. Also serum adiponectin level was significantly increased and serum leptin level was significantly decreased. There were no differences in serum taurine and homocysteine levels. The change of serum adiponectin level was positively correlated with change of body fat mass and percent body fat. These results may suggest that body fat loss by human body weight control program is associated with an increase in serum adiponectin in obese female college students. Therefore, further study such as taurine intervention study is needed to know more exact correlation between dietary taurine intake and serum adipokines or body composition.

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Abbreviations

BMI:

Body mass index

TG:

Triglyceride

TC:

Total cholesterol

LDL-C:

Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol

HDL-C:

High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol

HPLC:

High-performance liquid chromatography

ELISA:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

RIA:

Radio immune assay

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by a grant from Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co.

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  1. Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea

    Jeong Soon You, Ji Yeon Park, Xu Zhao & Kyung Ja Chang

  2. Research Laboratories of Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Youngin Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

    Jin Seok Jeong

  3. Department of Food and Nutrition, Keiomyung University, Daegu, South Korea

    Mi Ja Choi

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  1. City University of New York, Center for Developmental Neuroscience, College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, 10314, New York, USA

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You, J.S., Park, J.Y., Zhao, X., Jeong, J.S., Choi, M.J., Chang, K.J. (2013). Relationship Among Serum Taurine, Serum Adipokines, and Body Composition During 8-Week Human Body Weight Control Program. In: El Idrissi, A., L'Amoreaux, W. (eds) Taurine 8. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 776. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6093-0_12

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