In this trial, the investigators analyzed the effects of eight weeks of CLA supplementation associated with aerobic exercise on body fat and lipid profile in obese women.
The aim of this investigation was to analyze the effects of eight weeks of CLA supplementation associated with aerobic exercise on body fat and lipid profile in obese women. The investigators performed a randomized, double-blinded and placebo-controlled trial with 28 obese women who received 3.2 g/d of CLA or 4 g/d of olive oil (placebo group) while performing an 8-week protocol of aerobic exercise. Dietary intake (food record), body fat (DXA) and biochemical analysis (blood sample) were assessed before and after the intervention period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
28
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Body fat
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Time frame: 8 weeks
Total cholesterol
Blood analysis
Time frame: 8 weeks
Triglycerides
Blood analysis
Time frame: 8 weeks
High-density lipoprotein
Blood analysis
Time frame: 8 weeks
Low-density lipoprotein
Estimated by Friedewald formula
Time frame: 8 weeks
Trunk fat
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Time frame: 8 weeks
Arm fat
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Time frame: 8 weeks
Leg fat
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Time frame: 8 weeks
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