Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Obesity

en The Combined Effect of Trachyspermum Supplementation and Jump Rope Exercise on Abdominal Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in 10-15 Year-Old Boys تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research Objective: Childhood and adolescent overweight can lead to metabolic syndrome in adulthood. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Trachyspermum supplement and jump rope exercise on abdominal obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in obese boys aged 10-15. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, 60 obese boys with waist circumference above the 90th percentile were selected using cluster random sampling from schools in Shahroud. The participants were randomly assigned to four groups: (1) supplement + exercise, (2) exercise only, (3) supplement only, and (4) control. The intervention lasted eight weeks. The Jump rope training was done 5 days per week for 30 minutes, with progressive intensity, based on Sung Kim’s protocol. Supplement groups received 3g/day of Trachyspermum powder after breakfast. Measurements included waist/abdominal circumference, weight, and blood tests for Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), High Density Lipoprotein HDL, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and fasting blood sugar before and after the intervention. Statistical analyses included Shapiro-Wilk, Kolmogorov-Smirnov for normality, chi-square, ANOVA, and post hoc tests using SPSS, with significance at P< 0.05. Results: The combination of Trachyspermum and the jump rope exercise significantly improved abdominal obesity (P< 0.011), LDL (P< 0.005), HDL (P< 0.029), triglycerides (P< 0.005), and fasting blood sugar (P< 0.001), compared to control and exercise-only groups. No significant change was found in total cholesterol (P< 0.343). Conclusion: The combination of Trachyspermum and jump rope training had beneficial effects on obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents, suggesting its use as a non-pharmacological and complementary treatment for adolescent obesity.   Trachyspermum , Abdominal obesity, Cardiovascular risk, Aerobic exercise 166 174 http://ijdo.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-30-452&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Majid Mirhosseini 0009-0007-4418-0110 No MSc of Exercise Physiology, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran. Ali Younesian 0000-0003-2988-8173 Yes Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran. Hamid Namavar 0000-0003-0426-0830 No Iranian Specialist of Persian Medicine, MD.PhD. Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran. Shahrbanoo Goli 0000-0003-4066-6627 No Assistant Professor, Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.