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Trial reportEuropean journal of nutrition2026

Phenolic-rich extruded BRS 305 sorghum-based beverage improves fecal and blood metabolites, oxidative balance and cardiometabolic markers in adults with excess body weight: a single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Lucimar Aguiar da Silva, Vinícius Parzanini Brilhante de São José, Álvaro Luiz Miranda Piermatei, Larissa Arruda Rodrigues, Pietra Vidal Cardoso do Prado, Renata Celi Lopes Toledo, Carlos Wanderlei Piler de Carvalho, Valéria Aparecida Vieira Queiroz, Bárbara Pereira da Silva, Joseph Francis Pierre and 1 more

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Lucimar Aguiar da Silva *Department of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-4988
Vinícius Parzanini Brilhante de São José *Department of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
Álvaro Luiz Miranda PiermateiDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
Larissa Arruda RodriguesDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
Pietra Vidal Cardoso do PradoDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
Renata Celi Lopes ToledoDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
Carlos Wanderlei Piler de CarvalhoEmbrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Valéria Aparecida Vieira QueirozEmbrapa Milho e Sorgo, Minas Gerais, Sete Lagoas, Brazil.
Bárbara Pereira da SilvaDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
Joseph Francis PierreDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA.
Hércia Stampini Duarte MartinoDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil. hercia@ufv.br.

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purposeTo evaluate the impact of a phenolic-rich, extruded BRS305 sorghum-based beverage on fecal and blood metabolic, oxidative balance, and cardiometabolic parameters in adults with excess body weight.

methodsIn a single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 51 overweight adults of both sexes, were assigned to consume a sorghum beverage (SG, n = 25) or a control beverage (CG, n = 26), daily for 10 weeks, alongside a personalized hypocaloric diet (-500 kcal). The beverages phenolic profile was analyzed. Anthropometry, body composition, food intake, biochemicals, total plasma antioxidant capacity, oxidative stress, blood metabolite, fecal pH, short-chain fatty acids concentration, and Bristol stool scale were assessed at baseline and endpoint.

resultsThe sorghum beverage exhibited high diversity of phenolic compounds, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, and tannins, which reflected in higher plasma concentrations of trans-caffeic acid and naringenin in SG at the endpoint compared to the CG, along with an increase in total plasma antioxidant capacity. In the SG, superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde decreased in intra-group, while catalase decreased at delta. In contrast, CG decreased nitric oxide levels and increased body fat percentage in intra-group. SG decreased insulin, triglycerides, HOMA-IR, and TyG index intra-group, maintaining body fat percentage; increased HDL-c and decreased Castelli I index at the endpoint; and decreased Castelli II index at delta. SG also decreased fecal pH and increased acetic acid content at endpoint and delta.

conclusionThese findings support the functional potential of extruded BRS305 sorghum-based beverage in improving fecal and blood metabolites, oxidative balance and cardiometabolic markers in adults with excess body weight.

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BeveragesFecesOverweightPhenolsSorghumAdultAntioxidantsBiomarkersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxidative StressSingle-Blind MethodAntioxidantsBiomarkersPhenolsAcetic acidGastrointestinal healthPlasma phenolic profileSorghum bicolor (L.) MoenchTotal antioxidant capacity

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