Dried plum snacking influences nutrient intake in individuals with metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, and overweight (1040.1)

Abstract

Dietary intake is an important modifiable risk factor for the metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, and overweight. Dried plums are nutrient‐dense and promote modest acute glycemic and insulinemic responses, which are considered favorable for these populations. Twenty‐one adults meeting the criteria for the metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, or clinical overweight consumed a whole food (dried plums;n=11) or refined (low‐fat muffins;n=10) snack, twice daily for eight weeks. Snacks provided 100 kcal/feeding and were similar in macronutrients but differed in fiber and other constituents. Intake was assessed via multiple 24‐hour food recalls obtained prior to and during the test food intervention. Dried plum consumers ingested greater (p<0.05) daily amounts of potassium, copper, and magnesium during the intervention period than pre‐intervention, whereas muffin eaters exhibited no significant differences in those nutrients but increased thiamin, riboflavin and iron intake. The muffin group consumed more energy during the intervention period than pre‐intervention (p<0.05, 95% CI∆ 61 to 762). Results suggest that proper snack selection is a viable avenue for improving dietary intake in the populations studied.Grant Funding Source: Supported by the California Dried Plum Board