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Effect of ketogenic diet and exercise on lipid profile on obese postmenopausal women
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Abstract
Background: postmenopausal obesity leads to many serious health risks such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and psychological disorder.Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of ketogenic diet and exercise on lipid profile in obese postmenopausal women. Subjects: Forty obese postmenopausal women participated in this study, their ages ranged from 50-55 years, their body mass index (BMI) ranged from 30-35 kg/m2, and they were selected randomly from outpatient clinic of El Mahalla General Hospital, El Mahalla El Kobra city, El Gharbia Governorate. They were treated by very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet for 8 weeks and aerobic exercises in the form of walking on the treadmill for 30 min, three times per week for 8weeks. Material and method: assessment was done by assessing (body weight, height, BMI and waist and hip circumference), and lipid profile pre and post treatment program.Results: comparing pre and post treatment results, there was a significant reduction in body weight, body mass index, waist hip ratio, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein and increase in high density lipoprotein after treatment program. Conclusion: combined therapy of ketogenic diet and aerobic exercise is an effective method in improving lipid profile and body weight in obese postmenopausal women