Effect of interventions with ingestion of legumes and/or supervised exercise on the lipid profile of young, healthy sedentary women

Colombia Médica

Leonardo Quintana¹  Luz N. Vargas¹  Dora G. Castellanos¹  Luis F. Fajardo¹  Myriam Chinchilla¹  Johnson Niño²  Martha Guerra¹ 

[1] Pontificia Universidad Javeriana;Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

关键词: Healthy eating;    Lipid profile;    Exercise level;    Legume intake.;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Universidad del Valle * Facultad de Salud / Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health

【 摘 要 】

Objective:To contribute to the knowledge of some aspects of the Healthy Life Style by studying the effects of including legumes in the diet and exercise at two intensity levels, along with the lipid profile of young sedentary women living at 2640 meters above sea level.Materials and methods:The study included a non-randomizedclinical trial with four intervention groups: exercise at 45% VO 2peak plus legumes in diet, exercise at 65% VO 2peak plus legumes in diet, only exercise at65% VO 2peak, and only inclusion of legumes in diet. In each group, 20 to 23 sedentary women were included. The intervention was carried out for four weeks, three days a week. Exercise prescription was based on measurement of VO 2peak by ergospirometry; and the current intervention was monitored with heart-rate monitors. The outcome variables were total serum cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triacylglycerols measured at baseline and after two and four weeks of intervention. Results:The measurements taken of participants in thegroup of exercise at 65% VO 2peak plus legumes in diet showed a reduction of 19.8 mg/dl in total cholesterol, of 21.8 mg/dl of LDL cholesterol, of 20.7 mg/dl of tracylglycerol, and an increase of 6.2 mg/dl of HDL cholesterol. The serum levels of HDL also increased in the group of only exercise at 65% VO 2peak. No significant changes in serumlevels were documented for participants in the group with only dietarymodifications.Conclusions:The results suggest that different interventions that meet some of the criteria for healthy eating and life style show different effects with regards to the level of change in the lipid profile components.

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