PapersPMID:34084189
The effects of spirulina under high-intensity interval training on levels of nesfatin-1, omentin-1, and lipid profiles in overweight and obese females: A randomized, controlled, single-blind trial.
- findings
- 5
- compound
- 1
- endpoints
- 5
- Study, every finding
- RCT · 4 weeks
- Dose studied, every finding
- 500 mg spirulina pills twice daily, an hour before meals, 4 weeks
- Population, every finding
- Overweight and obese women aged 18-25; both arms did the same 4-week HIIT programme (running anaerobic sprint test, 3 sessions a week), spirulina pills versus starch placebo pills
No finding here moved its endpoint.
What did not
How to read these marks →“Results indicted no significant inter- and intra-group differences in TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, BMI, BFP, and WHR (P > 0.05).”
- No detected effect on HDL cholesterol
moderatereplicated ×3
- No detected effect on LDL cholesterol
moderatereplicated ×2
- No detected effect on total cholesterol (TC)
moderatereplicated ×2
Study record
- Design
- randomised controlled trial
- Species
- human
- Population
- Overweight and obese young women, students of the University of Birjand, Iran, age 18-25 years
- Participants
- 20
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- 28 days
- Endpoints measured
- 28