Effects of Diacylglycerol Oil on Overweight or Obese Patients with Diabetes or Prediabetes: a Single-Arm Trial

Biying Zhong,1 Yining Ding,1 Bingxin Wu,2 Guiyu Li,3 Jinhai Lin,2 Luoqi Lin,2 Miaoyang Lin,2 Zhiwei Huang,4 Yonghua Wang,5 Danping Xu3 1Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3The...

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Main Authors: Zhong B, Ding Y, Wu B, Li G, Lin J, Lin L, Lin M, Huang Z, Wang Y, Xu D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2025-04-01
Series:Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/effects-of-diacylglycerol-oil-on-overweight-or-obese-patients-with-dia-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-DMSO
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Summary:Biying Zhong,1 Yining Ding,1 Bingxin Wu,2 Guiyu Li,3 Jinhai Lin,2 Luoqi Lin,2 Miaoyang Lin,2 Zhiwei Huang,4 Yonghua Wang,5 Danping Xu3 1Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 4Meizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Danping Xu, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 3025 Shennan Middle Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, 518033, Fax +00-86-0755-83980805, Email xudanping@hotmail.comObjective: The annual incidence of overweight or obesity and abnormally elevated blood glucose levels in China is increasing. According to research, diacylglycerol oil offers effective lipid-lowering and weight-loss properties. This study aimed to elucidate the effects of diacylglycerol oil on overweight and obese patients with unusually high blood glucose levels.Methods: This is a single-arm trial. A total of 75 overweight or obese subjects with abnormally elevated blood glucose levels were included in this study. Subjects were requested to use diacylglycerol oil to cook food daily for two months and to maintain their daily eating habits and drug treatment regimen. Study-related parameters were assessed, respectively, during the screening period, one month, and two months following DAG oil consumed.Results: Fasting blood glucose (FBG), body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and hip circumference decreased compared with baseline after consuming diacylglycerol oil for two months. FBG and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAlc) levels decreased in prediabetic subjects (FBG decreased at visit 2 months: − 0.31 mmol/l; at visit 1 month: − 0.28 mmol/l; HbAlc decreased at visit 2: − 0.10%; P < 0.05), but there were no significant difference changes in diabetic subjects. In diabetic participants, triglyceride (TAG) levels reduced by 0.17 mmol/l, whereas in prediabetic subjects, total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels decreased by 0.27 mmol/l and 0.28 mmol/l, respectively (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and uric acid (UA) between two groups. Compared to baseline, diabetic participants’ body weight, BMI, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) dropped by 0.54 kg, 0.20, and 0.01 kg, respectively (P < 0.05). And prediabetic participants’ BMI, waist circumference, and hip circumference dropped by 0.43, 1.43, and 1.53 cm, respectively (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Diacylglycerol oil may help to prevent diabetes and delays its progression in overweight or obese patients.Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2000028888 at www.chictr.org.cn.Keywords: diacylglycerol oil, overweight, obese, prediabetes, diabetes
ISSN:1178-7007