Effects of walnut consumption associated with physical activities on biological responses and physical performances in elderly men.
- Conditions
- aging men
- Registration Number
- PACTR202004543859924
- Lead Sponsor
- The Research Unit of the assessment of musculoskeletal disorders
- Brief Summary
The present study clearly revealed that concurrent training associated with daily 15g of walnuts or not for six weeks significantly increased sleep quality, six minutes walk performance and isokenetic strength parameters. Cognitive performance, postural control Moreover improved for CTW and not for CT. In addition,the levels of High-density lipoprotein (HDL) increased only in CTW compared to baseline (19.8%, p<0.01). Total Cholesterol (TC), Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and Triglycerides (TG) levels significantly decreased only for CTW (i.e., 13%, 18%, and 18.5% at p<0.01 for all).Testosterone (T) increased after the training compared to pre-training for CTW and CT (10.3%, p< .01, 4.27% p<.05, respectively), but the increase was significantly higher in CTW (p<0.05). Serum Cortisol (C) was lower for CTW compared to CT (p<0.01). C-reactive protein (CRP) decreased in CTW in comparison with CT.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Physically active elderly male (=65 years).
-No smoking or alcoholic
- Healthy men
- Active men
-Participants with a background in systematic physical training during the 2 months before the study were excluded.
-Renal, endocrine, gastrointestinal pathology
-Walnut allergy,
- Pathological ECG.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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