Inflammatory status improved following tea consumption and combined exercise training in overweight and obese men
Inflammatory status improved following tea consumption and combined exercise training in overweight and obese men
Shima Mojtahedi,1,*Ali Tavakoli,2
1. University of Tehran, dept of Exercise Physiology 2. University of Tehran, dept of Exercise Physiology
Introduction: One of the most important health issues in the world is obesity and its resulting inflammation, and one of the most effective ways in its prevention and treatment is physical activity. It has been shown that physical activity and drug-nutritional interventions can reduce inflammation caused by obesity. Therefore, our aim was to investigate the effect of consuming three types of tea along with combined exercise on some inflammatory indicators in overweight and obese men.
Methods: 60 overweight or obese men aged 30 to 50 (BMI 35-25) were randomly assigned to four groups of training + green tea (GT+T), training + white tea (WT+T), training + Roselle tea (ST+T) and training (T) for 8 weeks. Blood samples were measured 48 hours before and 48 hours after the last training session. IL-6, TNF-alpha and Hs-CRP were measured using ELISA method. Statistical analysis was performed using ANCOVA method at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: Inflammatory markers IL6, TNF-a, and CRP in the intervention group WT+T showed a significant reduction compared to the control group, and IL6 in the GT+T group had a significant reduction compared to the control group. Additionally, IL6 and CRP in the WT+T group had a more significant reduction compared to the ST+T group, and IL6 and CRP in the WT+T group had a more significant reduction compared to the GT+T group.
Conclusion: In conclusion, the consumption of white tea with combined exercise and green tea with combined exercise significantly influenced inflammatory markers, but this was not observed in the case of Roselle tea with combined exercise. The differences in averages indicated that the effect of white tea was greater than others on the mentioned indicators.