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      The effects of supplementing with constituents of flaxseed during exercise training on inflammation in older adults

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      Date
      2008
      Author
      Cornish, Stephen Mark
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Doctoral
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      Abstract
      This thesis evaluated supplementation with two components of flaxseed during exercise training on inflammation in older adults.Experiment 1: This experiment assessed secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) supplementation during aerobic exercise training on inflammation in older adults. Methods: One hundred subjects aged 50y or older were randomized to receive either SDG or placebo before completing a 6-month walking program. Fasting concentrations of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-á, glucose, triacylglycerol (TAG), high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein, and total cholesterol as well as leukocyte cell count were measured every two months while body composition, resting blood pressure, and a composite Z-score of six metabolic syndrome risk factors were assessed at baseline and 6 months. Results: Men on placebo increased metabolic syndrome composite Z-score (p
      Degree
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
      Department
      College of Kinesiology
      Program
      College of Kinesiology
      Supervisor
      Chilibeck, Philip D.
      Committee
      Drinkwater, Donald T.; Chad, Karen; Baxter-Jones, Adam D. G.; Alcorn, Jane; Faulkner, Robert A.; Hepple, Russell
      Copyright Date
      2008
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-06042008-104302
      Subject
      Secoisolariciresinol Diglucoside
      Alpha-Linolenic Acid
      Metabolic Syndrome
      Sarcopenia
      Exercise
      Interleukin-6
      Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha
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