Physical Education
Nafise Mofidi Sadr; Roya Askari; Amir Hossein Haghighi
Volume 26, Issue 2 , July and August 2019, , Pages 203-211
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks of combined exercise on bone mineral density and some blood parameters in postmenopausal women with overweight.Materials and Methods: 29 inactive postmenopausal women with an age range of 58 to 46 years participated in this study. ...
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks of combined exercise on bone mineral density and some blood parameters in postmenopausal women with overweight.Materials and Methods: 29 inactive postmenopausal women with an age range of 58 to 46 years participated in this study. Subjects were placed in one of the two exercises (resistance-aerobic) and control (without exercise). Before and after the training period, weight, body mass index, fat percentage, bone density of the lumbar vertebrae and femoral head (in dexas), calcium and serum phosphorus were measured. The exercise protocol included upper and lower resistance exercises in 3 sets with 12 to 8 repetitions, and aerobic training including running and waving alternately for 12 weeks and 3 sessions per week. The data with normal distribution were analyzed using ANOVA and T-Paired methods and data without normal distribution using KruskalWallis and Wilcoxon. Finding: The experimental group showed a significant increase in serum calcium, bone density in the lumbar spine and neck (P
Mehdi Golafrooz Shahri; Mahmood Rivandi; Akram Kooshki
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, , Pages 41-46
Abstract
Background and Purpose: There is evidence on the anti-obesity effects of dietary calcium. Most employees have low physical activity and due to many rounds of work، their nutritional intake is affected، and around one-fifth of them suffer from overweight. The present study was conducted to investigate ...
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Background and Purpose: There is evidence on the anti-obesity effects of dietary calcium. Most employees have low physical activity and due to many rounds of work، their nutritional intake is affected، and around one-fifth of them suffer from overweight. The present study was conducted to investigate the correlation of dietary calcium and anthropometric indices in the staff of Vasei Hospital in Sabzevar، Iran.
Methods and Materials: The cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 300 employees at Vasei Hospital in Sabzevar، Iran. Their weight، height، hip and arm circumference were measured by standardized procedures to take a record in data collection forms. A 24-hour recall form was given for two successive days to each participant، and a food frequency form was completed for the annual nutritional pattern of each participant. The food intake by grams was given into the Food Processor 3 software. Then، each participant’s data on nutrients and their anthropometric readings were fed into SPSS 14 for analyzing by independent t-test، Person correlation coefficient، One-way and Two-way ANOVA.
Results: In this study، 77.9% of the participants had normal weight and 22.1% were overweight. Mean calcium intake was 1843.57±1383 and 1023.99±703.71 mg/day in men and women، respectively. No correlation was observed between calcium، BMI (p=o.52) and body weight (p=0.22). However، there was significant negative correlation between dietary calcium and hip (p=0.01) and arm circumference (p=0.04) in men.
Conclusion: The results showed that there is no significant correlation between dietary calcium، BMI and body weight.