Effect of cumin powder on body composition and lipid profile in overweight and obese women.

Roghayeh Zare, Fatemeh Heshmati, Hossein Fallahzadeh, Azadeh Nadjarzadeh

Journal: Complementary therapies in clinical practice 2015;20(4):297-301

PMID: 25456022

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study aimed to determine the effect of cumin powder on body composition and lipid profile in overweight and obese women.

MATERIALS & METHODS

In this randomized clinical trial, 88 overweight/obese women were randomly assigned into two groups. The experimental group was asked to have 3 g/d cumin powder with yogurt at two meals for 3 months. The same amount of yogurt minus cumin powder was prescribed for the control group. All patients received nutrition counseling for weight loss in a similar manner. Anthropometric and biochemical parameters were determined before and after the intervention.

RESULTS

Cumin powder reduced serum levels of fasting cholesterol, triglyceride, and LDL and increased HDL. Weight, BMI, waist circumference, fat mass and its percentage significantly reduced. It has no effect on FBS and fat-free mass.

CONCLUSION

Cumin powder in a weight reduction diet showed improvement in anthropometric and biochemical parameters in overweight/obese women.

Address: Nutrition and Food Security Research Centre, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Iran.; Department of Nutrition, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Iran.; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Iran.; Nutrition and Food Security Research Centre, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Iran; Department of Nutrition, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.10.001

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MeSH Terms: Adult, Body Weight, Cuminum, Female, Humans, Lipids, Middle Aged, Obesity, Overweight, Plant Extracts, Weight Loss