title: Ginger extract and aerobic training reduces lipid profile in high-fat fed diet rats.
abstract: Obesity, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia, are major risk factors. However, natural therapies, dietary components, and physical activity may effect on these concerns. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of aerobic exercise and consumption of liquid ginger extract on lipid profile of Male rats with a high-fat fed diet.
  
  
  
  32 rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: 1) aerobic exercise, 2) Ginger extract, 3) combined aerobic exercise and Ginger extract, and 4) the control. Subjects of the first three groups received ginger extract via gavage feeding of 250 mg/kg. The exercise program was 3 sessions per week on 3 different days over 4 weeks. Total cholesterol (TC), Triglyceride (TG), HDL and LDL were measured 24-h before the first session and 24-h after the final training session.
  
  
  
  The concentration of TG in the control group was significantly higher than other groups. In addition, the mean concentration of TG in the aerobic exercise group was significantly lower than Ginger extract group but there was no significant difference as compared to combined aerobic exercise and ginger extract group. The combination of aerobic exercise and ginger consumption significantly reduced the TG level compared to ginger group. TC and LDL concentrations were significantly decreased in all groups compare to control. The combination of aerobic exercise and ginger extract feeding caused a significant increase in HDL levels.
  
  
  
  The finding of this study suggests that the combination of aerobic exercise and liquid ginger extract consumption might be an effective method of reducing lipid profiles, which will reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases caused by high-fat diets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Exercise Physiology, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran. fir_dhn@yahoo.com.
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mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol; D059305:Diet, High-Fat; D020939:Zingiber officinale; D008055:Lipids; D008297:Male; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal; D051381:Rats; D014280:Triglycerides
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol