Trial reportThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2017
Combination of Recreational Soccer and Caloric Restricted Diet Reduces Markers of Protein Catabolism and Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
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- Effect of sport on health in people aged 60 years and older: a systematic review with meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Recreational Football on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Health in Overweight or Obese Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Enhancing physical fitness using recreational soccer and basketball: A parallel-controlled 8-week study involving overweight and obese individuals, with consideration of sex-related interactions.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Effects of recreational team sports on the metabolic health, body composition and physical fitness parameters of overweight and obese populations: A systematic review.Biology of sport · 2024Review
- Football training as a non-pharmacological treatment of the global aging population-A topical review.Frontiers in aging · 2023Review
- The effect of 5 years of team sport on elderly males' health and social capital-An interdisciplinary follow-up study.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Physical activity and adipokine levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A literature review and practical applications.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2021Review
- Dietary protein and exercise for preservation of lean mass and perspectives on type 2 diabetes prevention.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2019Review
- Recreational soccer as sport medicine for middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2018Article
- Effects of recreational football on women's fitness and health: adaptations and mechanisms.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundModerate calorie-restricted diets and exercise training prevent loss of lean mass and cardiovascular risk. Because adherence to routine exercise recommendation is generally poor, we utilized recreational soccer training as a novel therapeutic exercise intervention in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients.
objectiveWe compared the effects of acute and chronic soccer training plus calorie-restricted diet on protein catabolism and cardiovascular risk markers in T2D. DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS: Fifty-one T2D patients (61.1±6.4 years, 29 females: 22 males) were randomly allocated to the soccer+diet-group (SDG) or to the diet-group (DG). The 40-min soccer sessions were held 3 times per week for 12 weeks.
resultsNineteen participants attended 100% of scheduled soccer sessions, and none suffered any injuries. The SDG group showed higher levels of growth hormone (GH), free fatty acids and ammonia compared with DG. After 12 weeks, insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFPB)-3 and glucose levels were lower in SDG, whereas insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1/ IGFBP-3 ratio increased in both groups. After the last training session, an increase in IGF-1/IGFBP-3 and attenuation in ammonia levels were suggestive of lower muscle protein catabolism.
conclusionsRecreational soccer training was popular and safe, and was associated with decreased plasma glucose and IGFBP-3 levels, decreased ammoniagenesis, and increased lipolytic activity and IGF-1/IGFBP-3 ratio, all indicative of attenuated catabolism.
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