Impact of Beans and Oats Snack Bar on Hypertriglyceridemic Women

Hypertriglyceridemia is a serious condition in the Mexican population and it is considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Current efforts to prevent dyslipidemia and lipids alteration include the development of functional products as an alternative for the management of hypertriglyceridemia. Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are a recognized good source of bioactive compounds, mainly phenolic compounds, total dietary fiber (insoluble and soluble fiber, resistant starch and oligosaccharides), saponins, and phytosterols that exert hypolipidemic effects. In this sense, the development of beans-based food products is an alternative for improving the general health status. In previous work, a beans-oats snack bar formulation was found to be a promising potential functional product. In order to validate those results, the aim of this works was to assess a clinical trial was conducted with Mexican women to assess the effect of daily consumption of the functional product on serum triglycerides and certain plasma proteins involved in lipids metabolism in a clinical trial. The clinical trial was 2 months, randomized parallel study where 32 women with elevated triglycerides were randomized into the treatment group and control group. The Control group received nutritional orientation whereas the treatment group received the orientation and consumed 50 g of the product per day. Fasting blood samples were collected at baseline and the end of the study, obtaining serum and plasma for analysis of lipids profile, glucose, and biomarkers. To determine changes in plasma proteins, a 182 protein Human Obesity Antibody Array was used, and the results were analyzed using a bioinformatic-based analysis from Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (QIAGEN)