Abstract
The present study was performed to evaluate the effects of either a low intensity swim- exercise program or low soybean flour supplementation on the different components of metabolic syndrome in aged postmenopausal rats.
Highlights
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is defined as a collection of risk factors including elevated blood levels of fasting glucose, total cholesterol, LDL- cholesterol, triglycerides as well as increased arterial blood pressure and central adiposity
Low dietary intake of soybean flour or low intensity swim- exercise program for 6 weeks were effective in normalizing visceral adiposity, but were partially effective as regards hypertriglyceridemia and hypertension in metabolic syndrome aged rats
Throughout the 14 week-study period, no deaths were observed in control group, one rat died from the metabolic syndrome (MS) and metabolic syndrome soybean flour- supplemented (MSS) rat groups
Summary
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is defined as a collection of risk factors including elevated blood levels of fasting glucose, total cholesterol, LDL- cholesterol, triglycerides as well as increased arterial blood pressure and central adiposity. It could be associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes [1]. The state of estrogen deficiency was reported to be associated with an increased risk for the development of MS [3] in addition to a higher androgen to estrogen ratio in postmenopausal women than premenopausal ones [4]. Isoflavone molecules in soy could inhibit an enzyme involved in thyroid hormone synthesis [12]
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