Impact of Vigorous exercise on serum levels of L-Carnitine in prisoners in Colombia

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the effect of a program of vigorous physical exercises on the serum concentration of free and total L-carnitine, in male inmates at a prison in Boyacá, Colombia.Methods Pre-post intervention population-based study. 44 male prisoners with overweight and/or obesity, from a jail in Boyacá, Colombia were randomly assigned into two groups: an intervention group and a control group. The intervention consisted in participating in a vigorous exercise program over twelve weeks. Anthropometric measures and levels of free and total L-carnitine were every four weeks.Results There were significant increases in serum levels of free and total L-carnitine in the intervention group compared to the control group. Concurrently, in this group there was a reduction in body mass index (BMI), while in the control group there were no changes.Conclusion In overweight and/or obese patients, the routine practice of vigorous exercise plus caloric restriction offers significant benefits in reducing body fat volumes through the mechanisms of energetic consumption of long chain fatty acids.

• Autores: Acevedo Pabón, Angel Francisco; Manrique-Abril, Fred Gustavo; Ospina-Diaz, Juan Manuel
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2015
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/65661
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/65661; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/66684/
• Palabra clave: 36 Problemas y servicios sociales, asociaciones / Social problems and social services; 61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health; Obesity; physical exercises; Carnitine; Lipid Metabolism
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional