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- Title
Diet and exercise intervention, with special reference to micronutrients, reduces cardiometabolic risk in overweight children.
- Authors
Khadilkar, Vaman V.; Pandit, Deepa S.; Khadilkar, Anuradha V.; Chiplonkar, Shashi A.; Kinare, Arun S.
- Abstract
Objective: To study the effect of lifestyle intervention in the presence of multivitamin-zinc supplementation in improving the cardiometabolic status of overweight children. Materials and Methods: Data were evaluated in 74 overweight children (11.3 ± 2.9 years) randomly assigned to three groups of intervention for 4 months as follows: group A: diet-exercise counseling with multivitaminzinc supplementation; group B: diet-exercise counseling; and group C: placebo. Anthropometric, biochemical, carotid arterial and lifestyle parameters were assessed. Results: Lifestyle counseling resulted in significant reduction in inactivity, energy and fat intakes and increase in micronutrient density of diets and physical activity in groups A and B in comparison to group C. Percent decline in body fat was more in group A than in groups B and C. Percent change in triglycerides (-13.7%) was significantly higher in group A than in groups B (-5.9%) and C (5.7%). Pulse wave velocity and elasticity modulus reduced and arterial compliance improved significantly in group A than in group B. Conclusion: Multivitamin-zinc supplementation with lifestyle intervention has a positive effect of on the cardiometabolic status of overweight children.
- Subjects
INDIA; CHILD nutrition; DIET; MICRONUTRIENTS; OVERWEIGHT children
- Publication
Indian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2012, Vol 16, Issue 1, p124
- ISSN
2230-8210
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/2230-8210.91207