Effect of Pomegranate Supplementation on Antioxidant Status in Young Women after Heavy Resistance Exercise

Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biology

Babak  Hooshmand Moghadam ¹ (Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical and Sport Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran)
Sirous  Choobineh ² (Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical and Sport Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2018-02-19 Accepted : 2018-02-19 Published : 2017-11-22

Keywords: Resistance training, total antioxidant capacity, Malone dialdehyde, Pomegranate juice supplements,

Abstract :

Today, researchers are attracted to focus on the prevention of production of free radicals, and the consumption of antioxidants, especially polyphenols. Therefore we aimed to investigate the effect of pomegranate juice supplementation on total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in young women after a session of heavy resistance exercise. In this quasi-experimental design, 20 young women with the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups. The first group received 250 ml normal pomegranate juice daily and the second received 250 ml of placebo for two weeks each day. After two weeks, both groups participated in a session of heavy resistance exercise. Blood samples were taken at the beginning and end of the study after 12 h of fasting. TAC and MDA were measured by TBARS and FRAP reactions respectively, then analyzed by independent t-test at P≤0.05 level. Pomegranate juice supplementation group had a significant increase in the TAC after heavy resistance exercise (P =0.038). However, this change was not significant in the placebo group. MDA in pomegranate juice supplementation group showed a significant decrease after heavy resistance training (P=0.016). This change was not significant in the placebo group. Taking supplements two weeks of heavy resistance exercise can improve total anti-oxidative capacity and reduce lipid peroxidation in young women.

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