| Keywords |
Blood lipid ; Chitosan ; Health-exercise program ; Middle-aged women |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of chitosan administration and health-exercise program on blood lipid levels (TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG, lipase, FFA) in middle-aged women. Chitosan is rich in shells of crustacean such as crabs and shrimps. Chitosan has beneficial effect on fat-binding. The subject consist of 21 persons. The subjects aged 55-60 years were divided into two group (n=10 in placebo+health-exercise program group; PH, n=11 in chitosan+health-exercise program group; CH). Subjects administrated chitosan or placebo tablet (3times/day; after breakfast, lunch, and dinner, total 840 mg/day). Health-exercise program performed health (theory) and exercise (practical) program for 12 weeks (3 days/week, 120 min/day). The data from this study were analyzed using repeated measure two-way ANOVA. The changes of TC (p<.05), HDL-C (p<.05), LDL-C (p<.001), TG (p<.001), and FFA (p<.001) statistically significant difference for period. Lipase showed a statistically significant difference for group (p<.001). More specifically, change in HDL-C (p<.01) by applying chitosan administration showed a significantly different more than those in placebo administration group. These results indicate that chitosan administration and healthexercise program can improve middle-aged women's blood lipids function. |