Endocrine Abstracts

Oxidative stress (OS) could play an important role in metabolic syndrome (MS)-related manifestations contributing to insulin resistance (IR). The reciprocal influences between OS and IR are not clear. We investigated the effects of dietary antioxidants on IR, studying 24 obese (7 males and 17 females, 27–66 years), with IR evaluated by HOMA index, during treatment with metformin, comparing 2 dietary treatments: hypocaloric diet (group A, n=16) or a diet enriched wi...