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- Title
Astaxanthin Supplemented with High-Intensity Functional Training Decreases Adipokines Levels and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Men with Obesity.
- Authors
Saeidi, Ayoub; Nouri-Habashi, Akbar; Razi, Omid; Ataeinosrat, Ali; Rahmani, Hiwa; Mollabashi, Shirin Shirzad; Bagherzadeh-Rahmani, Behnam; Aghdam, Shahin Mahmoudi; Khalajzadeh, Leila; Al Kiyumi, Maisa Hamed; Hackney, Anthony C.; Laher, Ismail; Heinrich, Katie M.; Zouhal, Hassane
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 12 weeks of high-intensity training with astaxanthin supplementation on adipokine levels, insulin resistance and lipid profiles in males with obesity. Sixty-eight males with obesity were randomly stratified into four groups of seventeen subjects each: control group (CG), supplement group (SG), training group (TG), and training plus supplement group (TSG). Participants underwent 12 weeks of treatment with astaxanthin or placebo (20 mg/d capsule daily). The training protocol consisted of 36 sessions of high-intensity functional training (HIFT), 60 min/sessions, and three sessions/week. Metabolic profiles, body composition, anthropometrical measurements, cardio-respiratory indices and adipokine [Cq1/TNF-related protein 9 and 2 (CTRP9 and CTRP2) levels, and growth differentiation factors 8 and 15 (GDF8 and GDF15)] were measured. There were significant differences for all indicators between the groups (p < 0.05). Post-hoc analysis indicated that the levels of CTRP9, CTRP2, and GDF8 were different from CG (p < 0.05), although levels of GDF15 were similar to CG (p > 0.05). Levels of GDF8 were similar in the SG and TG groups (p > 0.05), with reductions of GDF15 levels in both training groups (p < 0.05). A total of 12 weeks of astaxanthin supplementation and exercise training decreased adipokines levels, body composition (weight, %fat), anthropometrical factors (BMI), and improved lipid and metabolic profiles. These benefits were greater for men with obesity in the TSG group.
- Subjects
LIPID analysis; OBESITY treatment; ADIPOKINES; BODY composition; STATISTICS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CAROTENOIDS; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HIGH-intensity interval training; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis; INSULIN resistance; LIPIDS; GROWTH differentiation factors; EVALUATION
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 2, p286
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15020286