Background and Objective: Insulin resistance is one of the key components of metabolic syndrome and a major risk factor for diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases, especially among obese people. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of L-carnitine supplementation either with or without moderate aerobic training on insulin resistance and anthropometric indices in obese women. Material...

Background and Objectives: Obesity increaces inflammatory markers and causes insulin resistance, and   exercise training plays an effective role in improving these markers. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of eight weeks of Pilates training on C-reactive protein (CRP), insulin resistance, and body composition in middle-aged obese women. Materials and Metho...

Background: The relationship between adipokines, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes has been well documented. However, the effect of exercise training modalities on some of the new adipokines and their association with insulin resistance is not clear. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of endurance and progressive resistance training on serum adiponectin, vaspin and insulin...

Homocysteine and insulin resistance in postmenoupausal women rises due to decrease in estrogen, low mobility and weight gain which increase the cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of aerobic exercise training status on response of homocysteine and insulin resistance to aerobic exercise in active and nonactive obese postmenopausal women. Therefore, 21 obese ...

    Background & Aims : Eotaxin is an important chemokine in asthma prevalence and adiponectin, with anti-inflammatory properties, acts as an agent that can decrease the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of eight weeks of interval endurance training on plasma eotaxin, adiponectin levels , insulin resistance, serum lipid profile, an...

Background: Resistin, an adipocyte secreted factor, has been suggested to link obesity with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in rodent models but its relevance to human diabetes remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum resistin concentrations with insulin resistance and obesity indices in type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic obese subjects.Met...

Background and purpose: Resistin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, plays a key role in regulating energy homeostasis and metabolism. This study aimed at evaluating the role of long-term physical exercise without diet on serum resistin and insulin resistance in middle-aged obese men. Materials and methods: Thirty two middle-aged obese men were randomly divided to experimental and control groups. F...

 Background: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of fasting during Ramadan (as a dietary pattern) and regular aerobic exercise on LCN2, lipid profile and insulin resistance indexes in non-active obese men. Methods: This study was a semi-experimental research with a repeated measures design. In this study 18 obese men with a range of 40 to 50 years old and BMI over 30 kg p...