The Effects of TRX Suspension Training Combined with Taurine Supplementation on Body Composition, Glycemic and Lipid Markers in Women with Type 2 Diabetes.

Shohreh Samadpour Masouleh,Alexei Wong,Omid Yousefi Bilesvar,Reza Bagheri,Katsuhiko Suzuki,Damoon Ashtary-Larky,Marefat Siahkouhian,Neda Cheraghloo

doi:10.3390/nu13113958

Abstract

Background: We aimed to investigate the effects of an 8-week total-body resistance exercise (TRX) suspension training intervention combined with taurine supplementation on body composition, blood glucose, and lipid markers in T2D females. Methods: Forty T2D middle-aged females (age: 53 ± 5 years, body mass = 84.3 ± 5.1 kg) were randomly assigned to four groups, TRX suspension training + placebo (TP; n = 10), TRX suspension training + taurine supplementation (TT; n = 10), taurine supplementation (T; n = 10), or control (C; n = 10). Body composition (body mass, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP)), blood glucose (fasting blood sugar (FBS)), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), Insulin, and Insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and lipid markers (low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglyceride (TG), and total cholesterol (TC)) were evaluated prior to and after interventions. Results: All three interventions significantly decreased body mass, BMI, and BFP with no changes between them for body mass and BMI; however, BFP changes in the TT group were significantly greater than all other groups. FBS was significantly reduced in TP and TT. Insulin concentrations’ decrement were significantly greater in all experimental groups compared to C; however, no between group differences were observed between TT, TP, and T. In regards to HOMA-IR, decreases in TT were significantly greater than all other groups TG, HbA1c, and LDL were reduced following all interventions. HDL values significantly increased only in the TT group, while TC significantly decreased in TP and TT groups. Changes in HbA1c, TG, HDL, and TC were significantly greater in the TT compared to all other groups. Conclusions: TRX training improved glycemic and lipid profiles, while taurine supplementation alone failed to show hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic properties. Notably, the synergic effects of TRX training and taurine supplementation were shown in HbA1c, HOMA-IR, TG, TC, HDL, and BFP changes. Our outcomes suggest that TRX training + taurine supplementation may be an effective adjuvant therapy in individuals with T2D.

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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is related to a host of health threats such as metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and mental disorders [1,2]
Confidence interval (CI) = −1.6 to −3.7; p < 0.001), training + placebo (TP) = −3 kg, and taurine supplementation (TT) = −3.4 kg), body mass index (BMI) (T = −0.8 kg/m−2, TP = −1 kg/m−2, and TT = −1.1 kg/m−2), and body fat percentage (BFP)
The two main findings of our study were: (1) total-body resistance exercise (TRX) training combined with taurine supplementation decreased hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), HOMA-IR, insulin, TG, and total cholesterol (TC) and increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) more than all other groups, and (2) TRX training combined with taurine supplementation declined BFP to a greater extent than all other groups; it did not cause any synergic effects to changes in body mass and BMI seen after TRX training and taurine supplementation alone

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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is related to a host of health threats such as metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and mental disorders [1,2]. As a newly introduced form of RT, total body resistance exercise (TRX) involves suspension training, which allows for the performance of single and multi-joint exercises using body weight and gravity as resistance This training modality was originally developed for therapy and rehabilitation, but due to its gentle nature and an individual’s ability to adjust body position to increase or reduce resistance, it has become popular for different cohorts that are unable to perform intense RT. We aimed to investigate the effects of an 8-week total-body resistance exercise (TRX) suspension training intervention combined with taurine supplementation on body composition, blood glucose, and lipid markers in T2D females. Our outcomes suggest that TRX training + taurine supplementation may be an effective adjuvant therapy in individuals with T2D

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