Systematic Physical Exercise and Spirulina maxima Supplementation Improve Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Blood Lipid Profile: Correlations of a Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial

• Published in: Antioxidants 2019-10, Vol.8 (11), p.507
• Main Authors: Hernández-Lepe, Marco Antonio, Olivas-Aguirre, Francisco Javier, Gómez-Miranda, Luis Mario, Hernández-Torres, Rosa Patricia, Manríquez-Torres, José de Jesús, Ramos-Jiménez, Arnulfo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antioxidants; arthrospira maxima; Blood; Blood pressure; Body composition; Body fat; Body mass index; Body weight; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Clinical trials; Communication; Diabetes; Diet; Dietary supplements; Double-blind studies; Exercise; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; Heart rate; High fat diet; Laboratories; Lipids; Low fat diet; Metabolism; nutraceuticals; Nutrient deficiency; Nutritionists; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity; physical exercise; Physical fitness; Physical training; Placebos; randomized trial; Spirulina maxima; Statistical analysis; Young adults
• ISSN: 2076-3921; 2076-3921
• DOI: 10.3390/antiox8110507

Cardiovascular diseases are part of the highly preventable chronic diseases associated with changes in lifestyle. Within them, physical activity, low-fat and high-fiber diets are distinguished as the main support for prevention, even when supplementation with nutraceuticals has become a very common practice. Fifty-two young sedentary men with excess body weight (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg·m ) were enrolled in a randomized-crossover controlled trial [six weeks of a systematic physical exercise with or placebo supplementation (4.5 g·day )]. Body composition, blood lipid profile, and maximal oxygen uptake were determined pre/post intervention. Pairwise comparisons showed a significant improvement ( < 0.01) on blood lipid profile in the group of exercise plus . Moreover, correlations of absolute changes of BMI, body fat percentage, blood lipids and maximal oxygen uptake were statistically significant ( < 0.01). These results indicate that the supplementation could be acting in a synergistic way with exercise due to the enhanced effects on body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and blood lipid profile. This phenomenon should be considered to reduce risk of cardiovascular disorders. Trial registration: Clinical Trials, NCT02837666 (July 19, 2016).