Effect of six weeks of total body resistance training (TRX) and curcumin consumption on liver enzyme levels in female athletes
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Mahbubeh Masoompour-Askari , Majid Vahidian-Rezazadeh , Omid Mohammaddoost *  |
Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran |
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The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of six weeks of TRX training and curcumin consumption on liver enzymes in female athletes. This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 36 female athlete students aged 18-25 years. Targeted subjects were selected and randomly assigned to three groups (12 people). The intervention protocol was: six weeks of resistance training and curcumin supplement consumption (500 mg daily). AST, ALT, and ALP kits were used to measure enzymes. Data were analyzed with paired t-tests and one-way ANOVA at a significance level of p < 0.05. AST values in the exercise+placebo group (p = 0.03) and exercise+curcumin (p = 0.02) decreased significantly, and ALT in the exercise+placebo group (p = 0.01) and exercise+curcumin (p = 0.02) increased significantly, and ALP enzyme in the exercise+placebo group (p = 0.02). Significant differences were observed between the exercise+placebo group and the curcumin group in AST and ALT (p = 0.00) and between the exercise+curcumin group and the curcumin group in AST (p = 0.01) and ALT (p = 0.02). Therefore, the use of curcumin along with TRX training as a non-invasive method will not have a protective role in the health of individuals and cannot have a positive effect on the levels of liver enzymes.
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Keywords: Curcumin, female athletes, liver enzyme, TRX exercises |
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Type of Study: Short communication |
Subject:
Endocrine
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