Oat bran in cardiovascular risk control in mental disorder

• Autor(a) principal: Dona Oliveira, Elen Cristiane [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Barbosa, Guilherme Correa [UNESP], Corrente, Jose Eduardo [UNESP], Komuro, Jessica Emy [UNESP], Papini, Silvia Justina [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0277; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/197799
• topic: Schizophrenia; Metabolic Syndrome; Dietary Fiber; Oats; Chronic Diseases

Objective: To evaluate the effect of oat bran supplementation on cardiovascular risk components of patients with mental disorders. Method: A before-and-after study, no control group. Cardiovascular risk indicators were assessed at baseline (M0), 90 (M1), 180 days (M2) and 180 days after supplementation (M3). Results: Of the 45 patients admitted to a psychiatric institution using antipsychotics, more than two thirds had high cardiovascular risk assessed by abdominal obesity. Forty-six point seven percent were overweight and 31.1% metabolic syndrome. Oat bran was effective in reducing serum cholesterol (M0-M1), HDL-cholesterol (M1-M2), triglycerides (M1-M2), (M2-M3) and (M1-M3). In M3, there was a statistical difference for all indicators evaluated. Conclusion: Oat bran supplementation was effective in improving triglyceride, total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol levels, suggesting that it is a therapeutic option for cardiovascular risk control in patients with psychiatric disorders.