A correlative study: daily food intake reduces lipid and blood glucose levels in obese subjects

Author: 
Dr. Luxita Sharma, Dr. Bhavana Adhikari and Dr. Mahavir Singh

Obesity is one of emerging health problems of 21st century. World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Obesity as one of top ten health risk in the world (2000) and this is because it increases the risk of life threatning conditions, including Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Heart disease, sleep disorders and many cancers and feeling of alienation from society. Young generation is prone to many medical disorders which are related to Obesity. Obesity is a growing serious medical condition that demands a preventive management. Therefore a study was conducted on Five hundred Obese Subjects belonging to rural area of Kurukshetra and urban area of Delhi (NCR). The selected subjects were 18-25 years of age and were suffering from Non- Communicable diseases. The blood testing of the subjects indicated High Lipid and Blood Glucose levels. The subjects were divided into experimental groups as E1 (Exercise group), E2 (Hypocaloric diet), E3 (Exercise & Hypocaloric diet) and a control group. The Fasting serum glucose, Total cholesterol, VLDL-C, LDL-C , and Serum Triglyceride levels were more than the average values in about 80 per cent of both male and female subjects respectively. The variation in Fasting Glucose levels, LDL cholesterol levels, VLDL –C and serum triglycerides among the groups before and after the study in males and females of Delhi and Kurukshetra was highly significant (P < 0.01). Therefore the weight reducing interventions viz. E1(Exercise) , E2(Hypocaloric diet), E3 (Exercise plus Hypocaloric diet) were effective in reducing the increased blood lipid and glucose values to normal reference levels. The correlation between Anthropometric parameters, Blood parameters and Dietary intake was also highly significant (P < 0.01).

Paper No: 
442