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Abstract Title:

Effect of Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima Supplementation and a Systematic Physical Exercise Program on the Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness of Overweight or Obese Subjects: A Double-Blind, Randomized, and Crossover Controlled Trial.

Abstract Source:

Mar Drugs. 2018 Oct 1 ;16(10). Epub 2018 Oct 1. PMID: 30275428

Abstract Author(s):

Marco Antonio Hernández-Lepe, José Alberto López-Díaz, Marco Antonio Juárez-Oropeza, Rosa Patricia Hernández-Torres, Abraham Wall-Medrano, Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez

Article Affiliation:

Marco Antonio Hernández-Lepe

Abstract:

: Excess weight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases, and weight-loss interventions often include systematic exercise and nutritional supplements. The purpose of this study was to determine the independent/synergistic effects ofsupplementation (six weeks, 4.5 g·day) and a systematic physical exercise program (six weeks, twice weekly) on the body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness of overweight and obese subjects. To achieve this, 27 overweight and 25 obese sedentary male subjects were assigned to four interventions through a randomized double-blind, crossover controlled trial: A physical exercise program, with (SE) or without (Ex); or no-exercise program, with (Sm) and without (C). The body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness parameters were taken during a maximum intensity test. As compared to the C group, the body fat percentage of the SE, Sm and Ex groups was reduced (<0.05), while their maximal oxygen uptake improved (= -0.40), and obese subjects benefited more significantly. Weight loss, the time to reach fatigue and the onset of blood lactate accumulation were improved in both of thesupplemented groups, regardless of the subjects' body weight.supplementation synergistically improves the effects of systematic exercise on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness parameters in overweight, but mostly in individuals with obesity.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinical Trials, NCT02837666. Registered 19 July 2016.

Study Type : Human Study
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Therapeutic Actions : Exercise : CK(4855) : AC(921)

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