Peanut skins, a by-product of peanut processing industry, is usually discarded as a waste in despite of the high content of phenolic compounds. Polyphenol extract from peanut skins has been demonstrated to inhibit α-amylase activity in vitro. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the regulatory effects of the peanut skin extract on blood glucose and body fat by a double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical study. Subjects with simple obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 27 or body fat ≥ 30%) ingested 4 Sugarlock® (n = 16) capsules or placebo (n = 14) a day for a total of 6 weeks. Anthropometric measurements (body weight, body fat, blood pressure) and blood biochemical markers including fasting blood glucose (FBG), albumin, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), HDL-C, LDL-C, creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), AST, ALT were examined every three weeks. Also, 5 subjects were randomly selected for MRI scans to examine the distribution and thickness of abdominal fat layers before and after the trial.
The regulatory effects of the peanut skin extract (Sugarlock®) on body fat and blood glucose was demonstrated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. .