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- Title
Effects of Turmeric on Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Mental Health, and Serum Homocysteine in Overweight, Obese Females.
- Authors
Latif, Rabia; Mumtaz, Sadaf; Al Sheikh, Mona Hmoud; Chathoth, Shahanas; Al Naimi, Shaykhah Nasser
- Abstract
Context • The prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated comorbidities has progressively risen. Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, and turmeric aqueous extract, a concentrated form, have been reported to have beneficial effects in treatment of cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors. However, turmeric has not been studied in its natural form. Objective • The present study planned to evaluate the beneficial effects of turmeric in its natural form on obesity-related, cardiovascular-disease risk factors in overweight or obese females. Design • The study used a pre-post, single-arm design. Setting • The study took place in the Department of Physiology at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Dammam, Saudi Arabia). Participants • The participants were 36 young female students at the university, with a body mass index ≥ 23 kg/m². Intervention • Participants received a daily dose of 2 g/d of turmeric in capsules for 90 d. Outcome Measures • Anthropometric measures, blood pressure, serum homocysteine, and mental health status— stress, anxiety, depression scores—were recorded at baseline and postintervention. Dietary intake and physical activity (confounding variables) were also measured. Results • The following anthropometric measures were reduced significantly between baseline and postintervention: (1) body weight—73.47 vs 72.45 kg (P = .04), (2) body mass index—28.75 vs 28.27 kg/m² (P = .02), (3) waist circumference—81.85 vs 77.96 cm (P = .01), (4) hip circumference—102.72 vs 98.10 cm (P = .001), (5) body fat %—34.34 vs 32.58 (P = .00), (6) systolic blood pressure—119.12 vs 115.92 mm Hg (P=.04), and (7) anxiety scores—7.88 vs 4.73 (P=.03), as compared by paired t test. Homocysteine levels and stress and depression scores showed no significant changes. Dietary intake and physical activity did not vary significantly throughout the study period. Conclusion • Turmeric has the ability to reduce weight, decrease body fat percentage, lower systolic blood pressure, and relieve anxiety for young, obese and overweight females, when given at 2 g/d for 90 d. (Altern Ther Health Med. 2021;27(S1):114-119).
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; TURMERIC; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; SYSTOLIC blood pressure; WEIGHT loss; MENTAL health
- Publication
Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, 2021, Vol 27, p114
- ISSN
1078-6791
- Publication type
Article