Effect of arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima supplementation and a systematic physical exercise program on the body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness of overweight or obese subjects: A double-blind, randomized, and crossover controlled trial

Marine Drugs

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2018, Pages

  Hernández Lepe, Marco Antonio ^a   López Díaz, José Alberto ^a   Juárez Oropeza, Marco Antonio ^b   Hernández Torres, Rosa Patricia ^c   Wall Medrano, Abraham ^a   Ramos Jiménez, Arnulfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Body fat; Double blind; Maximal oxygen uptake; Obesity; Overweight; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PLACEBO; SPIRULINA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT CHANGE; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; OBESITY; ONSET OF BLOOD LACTATE ACCUMULATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTING HEART RATE; SPIRULINA; TREATMENT DURATION; BODY MASS; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SPIRULINA; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 85054102801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md16100364     Document Type: Article

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