4.3. Plasma Phosphatidylcholine Decreased in Response to the Dietary Phosphatidylcholine Provided by the DASH Diet
obese, overweight, prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome
OBESE
An estimated average of 81.5 mg of dietary phosphatidylcholine (PC) was provided by the study diet. The primary food sources of dietary PC were beef and eggs and in the present study beef was the main PC food item. Conflicting outcomes on metabolic health related to beef or dietary PC have been reported. A 28-day randomized crossover controlled feeding trial in overweight and obese adults aged 18–74 years with prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome showed that beef within the Healthy US-Style Eating Pattern had no effects on cardiometabolic health [In response to the 12-week diet intervention, plasma total PC decreased by 51% (