Journal of Metabolic Syndrome

Maureen J. MacDonald

Publications

• Research Article
  16-Weeks of Combined Aerobic and Resistance Training and Hypo-Caloric Diet on Measures of Arterial Stiffness in Overweight Pre-Menopausal Women
  Author(s): Lisa M. Cotie, Andrea R. Josse, Stuart M. Phillips and Maureen J. MacDonaldLisa M. Cotie, Andrea R. Josse, Stuart M. Phillips and Maureen J. MacDonald
  
  Objective: While diet and exercise reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity in overweight populations, the effects of combined aerobic and resistance training on arterial health has not been comprehensively examined. Methods: We investigated changes in both central and peripheral arterial stiffness using carotid artery distensibility and carotid to radial pulse wave velocity (PWVc-r), respectively, in twenty-five overweight, young women who participated in 16-weeks of 5-7 d/wk aerobic exercise, 2 d/wk resistance training, and hypo-caloric diet intervention. Pro-Collagen Type I C-Peptide (PIP) was used as a marker of type I collagen synthesis and C-telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX), a marker of type I collagen degradation. Results: Carotid artery distensibility was unaltered (Pre: 5.1×10-3 ± 3.9&t.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0943.1000137

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