Pareek Arvind, Kasvan Bhanwra Ram, Singh Neha
Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer, India.
Department of Sports Bioscience, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India.
Front Sports Act Living. 2023 Jan 16;4:1075388. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.1075388. eCollection 2022.
(Fabaceae) is known as Khejri in India or the golden tree of Indian deserts. It's potential as a dietary supplement in sports nutrition and its effect on regulating lipid profile has never been investigated. Spirulina () is a superfood with high nutritional value and is a popular supplement among athletes. In the current study, Spirulina and Khejri were used as supplements by cricket players to improve their physical fitness and lipid profile. Both supplements were given to individual groups and in combination to see the combined effect. The intervention period was 21 days, and supplements were given in 500 mg doses daily. Lipid profile assessments were done before and after the intervention period. 40 cricket players were divided into 4 groups: Group 1 ( = 10): Both supplements, Spirulina and Khejri, Group 2 ( = 10): Supplement Spirulina, Group 3 ( = 10): Supplement Khejri, and Group 4 ( = 10): Control. When experimental groups 1, 2 and 3 were compared to the control group 4, significant reduction was observed in triglyceride levels (Group1 vs. control: 141.53 ± 14.74 vs. 199.28 ± 27.24, < 0.05; Group 2 vs. control: 137.5 ± 14 vs. 199.28 ± 27.24, < 0.05; Group 3 vs. control: 135.32 ± 17.34 vs. 199.28 ± 27.24, < 0.05) and significant reduction in cholesterol levels was found post-intervention after 21 days of supplementation (Group1 vs. control: 149.75 ± 7.08 vs. 207.86 ± 11.69, < 0.001; Group 2 vs. control: 178.28 ± 9.43 vs. 207.86 ± 11.69, < 0.05; Group 3 vs. control: 142.92 ± 10.01 vs. 207.86 ± 11.69, < 0.001). Cholesterol and Triglyceride levels were significantly decreased pre- vs. post-intervention by Khejri and Spirulina supplements in cricket players.
豆科植物在印度被称为牧豆树，或是印度沙漠的黄金树。其作为运动营养膳食补充剂的潜力以及对调节血脂的作用从未被研究过。螺旋藻是一种具有高营养价值的超级食物，在运动员中是一种受欢迎的补充剂。在当前研究中，板球运动员使用螺旋藻和牧豆树作为补充剂来改善他们的身体素质和血脂状况。两种补充剂分别给予各个组以及联合给予，以观察联合效果。干预期为21天，补充剂每日以500毫克剂量给予。在干预期前后进行血脂评估。40名板球运动员被分为4组：第1组（n = 10）：螺旋藻和牧豆树两种补充剂；第2组（n = 10）：螺旋藻补充剂；第3组（n = 10）：牧豆树补充剂；第4组（n = 10）：对照组。当将实验组1、2和3与对照组4进行比较时，观察到甘油三酯水平显著降低（第1组与对照组：141.53±14.74 vs. 199.28±27.24，P < 0.05；第2组与对照组：137.5±14 vs. 199.28±27.24，P < 0.05；第3组与对照组：135.32±17.34 vs. 199.28±27.24，P < 0.05），并且在补充21天后的干预后发现胆固醇水平显著降低（第1组与对照组：149.75±7.08 vs. 207.86±11.69，P < 0.001；第2组与对照组：178.28±9.43 vs. 207.86±11.69，P < 0.05；第3组与对照组：142.92±10.01 vs. 207.86±11.69，P < 0.001）。板球运动员中，牧豆树和螺旋藻补充剂在干预前后显著降低了胆固醇和甘油三酯水平。
