Trial reportObesity facts2020
Effect of 12-Week Interventions Involving Nordic Walking Exercise and a Modified Diet on the Anthropometric Parameters and Blood Lipid Profiles in Overweight and Obese Ex-Coal Miners.
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- The relationship between daytime napping and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Behavioural interventions for CVD risk reduction for blue-collar workers: a systematic review.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2021Pooled it
- The joint association of health-enhancing walking and healthful diet with central obesity: a longitudinal repeated-measures study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Walking Improves Cardiac Function: A Trial on the Effects of Walking on Left Ventricular Function in Type 2 Diabetes Patients.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- High-Intensity Interval Training Reduces Adipocyte Size and enhances the Thermogenic Activity of White and Brown Adipose Tissue in Male Wistar Rats.International journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
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- Effects of a 12-week walking intervention on circulating lipid profiles and adipokines in normal weight and abdominal obese female college students.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- The effect of retirement on obesity in women: Evidence from China.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Effects of Nordic walking in Alzheimer's disease: A single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial.Heliyon · 2023Article
- The effect of calorie restriction on the anthropometric parameters, HOMA-IR index, and lipid profile of female office workers with overweight and obesity: a preliminary study.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundOverweight and obesity after retirement are likely to be caused by unhealthy eating habits and the energy intake exceeding the energy expenditure.
objectivesThis study was designed to assess the effects of two 12-week interventions involving, respectively, either regular physical activity or a modified lower-calorie diet on the anthropometric parameters and blood lipid profiles in overweight and obese retired miners with lipid disorders.
designThe study participants (n = 30, aged 58.7 ± 4.1 years, body height 174.8 ± 7.3 cm, body weight 96.6 ± 13.9 kg) were randomly assigned to 2 intervention groups: the Nordic walking group (NW), which exercised with intensity from 60 to 70% of participants' maximal heart rates for 1 h 3 times a week, and the modified diet group (MD). Modification of the diet consisted of reducing the daily energy intake by 30%, increasing the dietary content of mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber, and reducing the proportion of saturated fatty acids. The variables assessed at baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks were: anthropometric parameters (body weight, fat mass content [FM], fat percentage [BF], BMI, waist circumference [WC], hip circumference [HC], and waist-to-hip ratio [WHR]) and blood lipid indicators (total cholesterol [TC], triglycerides [TG], low density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C], and high density lip-oprotein cholesterol [HDL-C]).
resultsThe body weight of the participants in the NW was lower at week 12 by an average of 5 kg, BMI by 6%, FB by 19%, FM by 15%, WC by 8%, HC by 6%, and WHR by 3%. In the MD, the respective decreases were 8 kg and 8, 25, 20, 6, 2, and 7%. In the MD, the postintervention concentrations of TC and TG were within the reference range.
conclusionBoth 12-week interventions improved the anthropometric parameters and blood lipid profiles of retired heavy manual workers, with the improvements being more pronounced in the dieting group.
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