Reyna MarÃa Cruz-Bojorquez
Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mexico
Title: Effect of diet rich in lycopene and exercise on blood lipids in adults with dyslipidemia
Biography
Biography: Reyna MarÃa Cruz-Bojorquez
Abstract
Objective: To determine the effects of a diet rich in lycopene, the practice of physical exercise or association between them on levels of blood lipids in adults with dyslipidemia.
Material and Methods: It is an experimental study with duration of 12 weeks. The diet was designed rich in lycopene (50mg / day), the standard diet and exercise program. Before and after the intervention lipid profile of the participants was determined. Involved people between 21 and 64 years old, randomly divided into 4 groups: two standard diet (one did exercise and one not), and the other two with diet rich in lycopene, one did exercise and one not. For each indicator behavior regarding their group arithmetic mean and standard deviation were used. Later ANOVA was used to demonstrate the significance and finally the post hoc Tukey test.
Results: 48 participants completed the study of which 35.4% (17) were male and 64.6% (31) female. The mean differences were significant post-pre cholesterol (p = 0.004) and LDL (p = 0.001). The mean difference between groups was significant for cholesterol between the standard diet with exercise and diet rich in lycopene with exercise and vice versa (p = 0.002). For the LDL was significant difference between the standard diet and exercise group with the other groups.
Conclusions: The lycopene-rich diet (50 mg / day) for 12 weeks significantly reduce LDL cholesterol levels and blood. Exercise training (4 days a week for 60 minutes) for 12 weeks significantly decreased blood levels of LDL when combined with the standard diet and cholesterol levels and LDL to be associated with diet rich in lycopene.