The effect of caloric restriction along with functional training and acidic and alkaline diet on body composition, lipid concentration and C-reactive protein in overweight adults

Subject Areas : biology

Fahimeh Noori ¹ , Zohreh Eskandari ² , Mohammad Reza Shiri Shahsavar ³ , Elahe Yousefi ⁴

1 - Master's Student, Department of Sports Sciences, Raja University, Qazvin, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Sports Sciences, Raja University, Qazvin, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health, University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health, University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

Received: 2023-04-09 Accepted : 2023-07-04 Published : 2022-12-22

Keywords: body composition, adults, Acid and alkaline diet, Fats, lipids, Protein, Calorie Restriction, overweight, Functional training,

Abstract :

Purpose: Obesity increases inflammatory indices and creates insulin resistance, and proper diet along with regular physical exercises are effective in improving these indices. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate 10 weeks of calorie restriction along with alkaline, acidic diet and functional exercises on lipid profile, body composition and C-reactive protein levels in obese and overweight adults.Materials and Methods: In this semi-experimental research, 53 obese and overweight adults (18 men, 35 women) with an average age of 35.4±8.3 years voluntarily participated. Calorie restriction along with alkaline and acidic diet and functional exercises were applied in three experimental groups and one control group for 10 weeks. Body composition (weight, waist-hip ratio, body mass index, muscle and fat mass, visceral fat), lipid indices (fasting cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, triglyceride) and C-reactive protein levels were measured. Anukova and Bonferroni tests were used to compare groups in the post-test and the significance level was 0.05.Findings: body composition (weight, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, fat mass and visceral fat) and cholesterol decreased in the alkaline diet group along with calorie restriction and functional exercises in overweight and obese people (P≥0.05).Conclusion: Calorie restriction and alkaline diet by reducing acid load along with 10 weeks of functional training lead to improvement of body composition and cholesterol in overweight and obese adults.

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