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Effects of DHA-Rich n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and/or Resistance Training on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Overweight and Obese Post-Menopausal Women.

Nutrients
January 1, 1970
Elisa Félix-Soriano et al. (12 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine whether DHA-rich n-3 PUFA supplementation, alone or combined with resistance training, improves muscle function, body composition, and cardiovascular health markers in overweight/obese postmenopausal women.

Results Summary

DHA-rich supplementation lowered diastolic blood pressure and circulating triglycerides while increasing muscle quality in lower limbs, but no synergistic effects were observed when combined with resistance training.

Population

Overweight/obese postmenopausal women aged 55-70 years.

Effective Dosage

Not specified in the abstract.

Duration

16 weeks.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (11)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Resistance training (RT)
no change
bone mineral content
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
maintained
#1
Resistance training (RT)
increase
upper limbs lean mass
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
increased
#2
Resistance training (RT)
decrease
lower limbs fat mass
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
decreased
#3
Resistance training (RT)
increase
muscle strength
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
increased
#4
Resistance training (RT)
increase
muscle quality
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
increased
#5
Resistance training (RT)
increase
glucose tolerance
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
improved
#6
Resistance training (RT)
decrease
OGTT incremental area under the curve
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
lowering
#7
DHA-rich n-3 PUFA supplementation
decrease
diastolic blood pressure
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
lowered
#8
DHA-rich n-3 PUFA supplementation
decrease
circulating triglycerides
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
lowered
#9
DHA-rich n-3 PUFA supplementation
increase
muscle quality in lower limbs
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
increased
#10
DHA supplementation and RT-program combination
no change
-
overweight/obese postmenopausal women
-
No synergistic effects were observed
#11
Abstract

Resistance training (RT) and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) supplementation have emerged as strategies to improve muscle function in older adults. Overweight/obese postmenopausal women (55-70 years) were randomly allocated to one of four experimental groups, receiving placebo (olive oil) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich n-3 PUFA supplementation alone or in combination with a supervised RT-program for 16 weeks. At baseline and at end of the trial, body composition, anthropometrical measures, blood pressure and serum glucose and lipid biomarkers were analyzed. Oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) and strength tests were also performed. All groups exhibit a similar moderate reduction in body weight and fat mass, but the RT-groups maintained bone mineral content, increased upper limbs lean mass, decreased lower limbs fat mass, and increased muscle strength and quality compared to untrained-groups. The RT-program also improved glucose tolerance (lowering the OGTT incremental area under the curve). The DHA-rich supplementation lowered diastolic blood pressure and circulating triglycerides and increased muscle quality in lower limbs. In conclusion, 16-week RT-program improved segmented body composition, bone mineral content, and glucose tolerance, while the DHA-rich supplement had beneficial effects on cardiovascular health markers in overweight/obese postmenopausal women. No synergistic effects were observed for DHA supplementation and RT-program combination.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedBlood GlucoseBody CompositionCardiometabolic Risk FactorsDietary SupplementsDocosahexaenoic AcidsDouble-Blind MethodFatty Acids, Omega-3FemaleGlucose Tolerance TestHumansLipid MetabolismMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthObesityOverweightPlacebosPostmenopauseResistance Training
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality85/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations21
Citations/Year5.3
Relative Citation Ratio2.40
NIH Percentile79.7%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.95
Weight Score1.81
Normalized Score0.67
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