Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of eight weeks of CX exercises with inulin consumption on total antioxidant capacity and glutathione peroxidase in obese women with metabolic syndrome.
Research method: 48 obese women with inactive metabolic syndrome in the age range of 30 to 40 years were randomly divided into four groups of 12 people, control group, inulin, CX exercise and combined group. After measuring the anthropometric indicators, 5 cc of blood was taken from the brachial vein to measure the total capacity of antioxidants and glutathione peroxidase. Then the aforementioned interventions were carried out. Finally, re-sampling of blood was done after 48 hours as well as measurement of anthropometric indicators (post-test).
Findings: ANCOVA test revealed that CX exercise, inulin and CX combined with inulin consumption leads to improvement of anthropometric indices (P≥0.05). Compared to the control group, CX exercises and CX exercises combined with inulin led to an increase in total antioxidant capacity (P=0.001). There was no significant difference in glutathione peroxidase changes between the studied groups (P=0.072).
Conclusion: Based on the available findings, it can be concluded that the implementation of CX exercises combined with the use of inulin increases the antioxidant function more than the application of each of them alone in women with metabolic syndrome. However, further understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the effect of inulin and CX exercise on antioxidant function requires further studies in this field.