DOI: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20261505.15 ISSN: 2327-2716

Action of Sport Practice and a Diet Rich in Fibers on the Reversal of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Sedentary Women of the "INJS-Sport-Loisirs-Santé" Club

Mibo'o Pascale, Ebal Edmond, Dohbobga Macias, Bonoy Lamou
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Well-structured physical activity, combined with a balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables, reduces cardiometabolic risk factors (CRFs) in individuals. However, the timeframe for the reversal of these cardiometabolic risk factors in obese women, considering their different life stages (menopausal or pre-menopausal), is not clearly defined. To reverse CRFs in sedentary women, both menopausal and pre-menopausal, participating in the "INJS-Sport-Loisirs-Santé" club, through a tailored exercise programme and a balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Fourteen obese women, aged 25 to 55 years, voluntarily enrolled and consented to participate in the study. They were divided into two experimental groups: post-menopausal women (group 1, n=7) and pre-menopausal women (group 2, n=7). Their anthropometric and biochemical parameters were measured at baseline, after three months, and after six months of a tailored exercise programme combined with a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Before the intervention, the Body Mass Indices (BMI) were 39.7±0.8 and 38.4±0.5 kg/m², the total cholesterol/HDL ratios were 10.0 ±0.3 and 12.9±0.2, the LDL/HDL cholesterol ratios were 11.7±0.2 and 9±0.3, and blood glucose levels were 0.65±0.1 and 0.69±0.2 mg/dL, respectively, in groups 1 and 2 (P>0.05). At three months of the intervention, the inter-group comparison showed a decrease in the total cholesterol/HDL ratio of 54.6% and 51%, and the LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio of 77.1% and 70.3%, respectively, in groups 1 and 2. Six months later, there was a reduction in BMI of 5.1% and 11.5%, a reduction in the total cholesterol/HDL ratio of 71.1% and 75.2%, and a reduction in the LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio of 87.4% and 81.9%, with blood glucose levels remaining relatively constant in groups 1 and 2, respectively (P>0.05). The atherogenic and anti-atherogenic risks in obese women, regardless of their life stage, are significantly reduced after 3 months, while a reduction in their BMI of at least 5% is achieved after 6 months of this type of intervention.

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